This case report describes the treatment of a 37-year-old woman with multiple restored and missing teeth, a Class III subdivision malocclusion, and complete dental crossbite. Treatment options included orthognathic surgery…
Introduction To make treatments more efficient, orthodontists require a more precise means of estimating tooth eruption. The purpose of this article was to extend the information derived from dental staging…
Tooth ankylosis during adolescence and early adulthood can lead to infraocclusion and several interrelated, adverse sequelae at the intra-arch and interarch levels. An orthosurgical treatment modality that includes surgical luxation…
Introduction Our purpose was to study the mechanical properties and phase transformations of orthodontic wires submitted to in-vivo exposure in the mouth for different periods of time. Methods Stainless steel…
This report describes a novel concept of relocating orthodontic mini-implants during dental distalization to provide unrestricted distal movement of the full maxillary dentition. The patient was an 18-year old Korean…
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate whether photographic images are accurate and reliable to assess Little’s irregularity index (LII) compared with study model measurements. Methods Ten plastic…
Introduction The aim was to evaluate the short-term success rate of combined orthodontic-orthognathic surgical correction of anterior open bite. Methods Fifteen patients (ages, 15-28 years) with open bite treated with…
Introduction The purpose of the study was to examine the changes in stability of pharyngeal airway space (PAS) and hyoid bone position after 2 types of mandibular osteotomies in comparison…
Introduction This retrospective study was designed to investigate the position changes and movement patterns of incisors and molars after orthodontic treatment with extractions of 4 second premolars in patients with…
Dr. Samir E. Bishara Dr. Samir E. Bishara died on October 8, 2010, at age 74. At the time of his death, he was a Professor of Orthodontics at the…
