This article reports the successful treatment using miniscrew anchorage of an adult patient with a severe deep overbite and a unilateral scissors-bite. A 23-year-old woman had chief complaints of maxillary…
Diagnosis and etiology A man (age, 22 years 6 months) came to the orthodontic office of our hospital in Chendu, China. His chief complaints were displaced maxillary and mandibular anterior…
Introduction In this study, we investigated the effects of the magnitudes of applied stress and growth status on the speed of tooth movement. Methods Eighty-two maxillary canines in 41 subjects…
Introduction In this study, we examined the impacts of age, sex, root length, bone levels, and bone quality on orthodontic tooth movement. Methods Clear aligners were programmed to move 1…
We successfully treated a nonsyndromic oligodontia patient with implant-anchored orthodontics and prosthetic restorations. A woman, age 18 years 11 months, had a straight profile and a skeletal Class I jaw-base…
Introduction This paper introduces a virtually planned and stereolithographically fabricated guiding system that will allow the clinician to plan carefully for the best location of the device and to achieve…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to determine how the amount of surgical insult affects the quantity and maturity of dentoalveolar bone around teeth that have been orthodontically moved….
To reduce a large amount of mandibular setback and to prevent pharyngeal airway space narrowing when correcting a severe anteroposterior skeletal discrepancy, a mandibular step osteotomy is often combined with…
Introduction The aims of this study were to assess the biologic stability of a newly designed hollow (H-type) miniscrew compared with conventional (C-type) miniscrews through histomorphometric and histologic analysis. Methods…
Commentary The opening paragraph might give the impression that I’m against shortening treatment time; well, I’m not. The patient is always best served if we can accomplish what we set…
