Introduction Sharing resources through distance education has been proposed as 1 way to deal with a lack of full-time faculty in orthodontic residency programs. To keep distance education for orthodontic…
Treatment of a patient with a cleft lip and palate can be challenging. A woman, aged 26 years 8 months, was referred for orthodontic evaluation of her anterior crossbite. She…
Introduction Rapid maxillary expansion is known to improve nasal airway ventilation. However, it is difficult to precisely evaluate this improvement with conventional methods. The purpose of this longitudinal study was…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare the pattern and amount of stress and displacement between maxillary protraction with miniplates placed at the infrazygomatic crest and the lateral…
Introduction The primary stability of a mini-implant is critical, since most orthodontic mini-implant failures occur at an early stage. As orthodontic mini-implants have restrictions in diameter and length, an optimal…
“Masking” (or “blinding”) refers to the steps taken to ensure that all persons involved in a trial are unaware of the type of treatment that each participant receives. In general,…
A reader from Connecticut wrote with the following questions. A parent calls last minute to reschedule their child’s after school appointment, demands to be seen at the same time on…
Introduction Despite the many advances to improve the practice of orthodontics, white spot lesions, or decalcifications, remain a common complication in patients with poor oral hygiene. The purpose of this…
Introduction Orthodontists depend on perceptions derived from education and clinical experience to judge the optimal forces in patient treatment. The purpose of this study was to survey practicing orthodontists to…
Introduction Orthodontic elastomeric chains are commercially available in various colors from many manufacturers. In this study, we investigated the viscoelastic properties of elastomeric chains using dynamic mechanical analysis to perform…
Introduction The 3-dimensional load system (forces and moments) was quantified at the canine bracket during space closure with sliding mechanics with elastomeric chain on dry and wet stainless steel and…
This report describes a novel concept of 3-dimensional tooth movement by using biocreative therapy to provide unrestricted distal movement of the full mandibular dentition. The patient was a 26-year-old Korean…
Buccolingual inclination measurements of canines and first molars through cone-beam computed tomography Shewinvanakitkul W, Hans MG, Narendran S, Palomo JM. Measuring buccolingual inclination of mandibular canines and first molars using…
Jasmine IF, Yezdani AA, Tajir F, Venu RM. Analysis of stress in bone and microimplants during en-masse retraction of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth with different insertion angulations: A 3-dimensional…
After a busy day at the office, you finally find the chance to review your e-mails. The first message is from your college-aged son. He has forwarded an advertisement from…
It was a pleasant experience to read Dr Kokich’s editorial in the October 2011 issue of the AJO-DO (Kokich VG. Who determines when orthodontic treatment is complete? Am J Orthod…
I am in entire agreement with the underlying philosophy espoused in the November 2011 Ethics column (Greco PM. When the tail wags the dog. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;140:603),…
I read with interest the “Ethics in orthodontics” column in the November issue (Greco PM. When the tail wags the dog. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;140:603). Although I definitely…
Once again, Peter Greco has raised a topic of interest to me. I concur with his comments noting that the scientific community has an ethical responsibility to “encourage human dignity…
Today, I received a submission for the Clinician’s Corner section of the Journal that documented the treatment of a patient who required some relatively difficult tooth movements. The results of…
