An impacted mandibular first molar tends to cause serious bone defects of the adjacent teeth. When choosing between the 2 typical treatment options—extraction or orthodontic relocation of the impacted tooth—the…
We want to thank Dr Khambay for his interest in our study. We will answer his observations in the order they were presented. We did not consider a post hoc…
After a discussion in our Journal Club of a recent article (Sandler J, Murray A, Thiruvenkatachari B, Gutierrez R, Speight P, O’Brien K. Effectiveness of 3 methods of anchorage reinforcement…
We read the article titled “Interdisciplinary treatment for an adult with a unilateral cleft lip and palate” (Ma QL, Conley RS, Wu T, Li H. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop…
We appreciate the great attention of Drs Soumya Narayani Thirumoorthy and Saumiya Gopal to our case. Before orthodontic treatment, the panoramic radiograph showed a maxillary alveolar cleft. During the orthodontic…
A hundred years! For a century now, the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics has formed the vital link between our colleagues’ research and the need for continuing education…
The AJO-DO relies on a dedicated cadre of associate editors and reviewers who generously give their time and expertise to the journal. Before an original research article is published, 2…
Introduction The purposes of this study were to characterize enamel surfaces treated with sandblasting, acid etching, or sandblasting followed by acid etching for bonding of orthodontic adhesives and to evaluate…
Introduction Our objective was to investigate the effect of archwire cross-section increases on the levels of force applied to teeth during complex malalignment correction with various archwire-bracket combinations using an…
One of the first malpractice cases dealing with the duty we owe our patients was published around the turn of the 20th century. I have always loved this case, Pike…
