Introduction Although the detrimental health effects of cigarettes are well known, many people, including some orthodontic patients, continue to smoke. Nicotine can affect bone resorption and apposition. Therefore, the aim…
Introduction Our aim was to investigate the effect of rapid maxillary expansion and transpalatal arch therapy combined with deciduous canine extraction on the eruption rate of palatally displaced canines (PDCs)…
Introduction Palatal expansion can potentially affect alveolar bone and circummaxillary sutures. In this study, we characterized their mechanical strain during acute expansion. Methods Eight 3- and 6-month-old fresh pig heads…
Introduction The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between anterior tooth width and the presence or absence of maxillary lateral incisors. Methods Reference models of 106 subjects,…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and accuracy in locating several different foramina in the cranial base by using cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) images for…
Short term outcomes with early protraction facemask use Mandall N, DiBiase A, Littlewood S, Nute S, Stivaros N, McDowall R, et al. Is early Class III protraction facemask treatment effective? A…
In retrospect, you realize you should have seen this coming. After 30 months of complex orthodontic therapy, your young patient’s previously impacted maxillary left canine is fully corrected. His occlusion…
I want to make a few observations about the recent discussion on malocclusions and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) (Point/Counterpoint. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:10-6). I agree that trying to improve…
We appreciate Drs Mangano and Mangano’s interest in our article. We agree with their remark that, before undertaking any prospective clinical trial (either randomized or nonrandomized), a power analysis for…
The online article, “Long-term stability of surgical-orthodontic open-bite correction” (Maia FA, Janson G, Barros SE, Maia NG, Chiqueto K, Nakamura AY. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010;138:254.e1-10), and the associated…
