Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of white spot lesions (WSLs) in subjects treated with customized lingual multibracket appliances—separately for maxillary anterior teeth 12 to…
Introduction To obtain the balance and harmony of the soft tissue facial profile in orthodontic treatment, it is necessary to identify the characteristics of overlying soft tissues according to the…
This article is a review that enumerates the causes of impaction of the maxillary permanent canines, including hard tissue obstructions, soft tissue lesions, and anomalies of neighboring teeth, and discusses…
As part of the Centennial Celebration of the AJO-DO , approximately 2500 images published in the Journal between 1915 and 2001 have now been identified, scanned, and cataloged. These images…
A mandibular functional shift usually poses a challenge for orthodontists, especially when it is accompanied by a temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Accurate diagnosis and complete elimination of the etiologic factors are…
The importance of facial esthetics to the practice of orthodontics has its origins at the beginning of our specialty. In 1900, Edward H. Angle believed that an esthetic or a…
Craniofacial sutures house multipotent stem cells Zhao H, Feng J, Ho TV, Grimes W, Urata M, Chai Y. The suture provides a niche for mesenchymal stem cells of craniofacial bones….
It’s your last day at the office before your vacation, and you are eager to meet your family at the airport for a flight to paradise. Just as you shut…
The French author François de la Rochefoucauld said, “The only thing constant in life is change.” This maxim is an apt description of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) during…
We appreciate the readers’ interest in our research article. They have rightfully raised a concern about the sample processing method, which we think is attributable to the lack of details…
We would like to make a few comments on the article entitled “Surface deterioration and elemental composition of retrieved orthodontic miniscrews” published in the April supplement (Patil P, Kharbanda OP,…
Thank you for your letter. We appreciate your interest in our article. We will attempt to respond to your questions and comments in the order in which you presented them….
I’d like to make a few comments on the article “Extraction vs no treatment: Long-term facial profile changes” in the May 2015 issue (Rathod AB, Araujo E, Vaden JL, Behrents…
Introduction In this study, we evaluated root and alveolar bone development in unilateral osseous impacted immature maxillary central incisors by cone-beam computed tomography before and after closed-eruption treatment, in comparison…
Introduction The purposes of this study were to evaluate and compare the dentoskeletal changes concurrent with 4-point bone-borne and tooth-borne rapid maxillary expanders in growing children. Methods The study was…
Introduction Our objective was to measure the impact on perceived root resorption based on the amount of anteroposterior incisal inclination as determined in vitro from conventional panoramic radiography. Methods A rapid…
Introduction The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) into bone-grafted alveolar defects based on…
Introduction The craniofacial morphology of subjects with cleft lip and palate differs from that of subjects without clefts. Subjects with bilateral cleft lip and palate tend to have maxillary retrognathism,…
Fig Gus Sotiropoulos If someone asked Dr Gus G. Sotiropoulos when he was born he would say “February 26, 1926,” and then quickly add “ ad .” He died on…
When the normality assumption for a parametric test is not met, we have 2 options: we can try to find a transformation to normality for the data, or we can…
