This report describes the orthodontic treatment of a 12-year-old girl with transposition of the maxillary left canine and the lateral incisor. Cone-beam computed tomography was used during treatment planning. The…

Introduction Our objective was to compare the oral impacts experienced by patients treated with labial or customized lingual fixed orthodontic appliances. Methods This was an age- and sex-matched prospective longitudinal…

Osteosarcoma is a common primary malignant tumor in long bones; it generally occurs in young adults. It is considered infrequent in the head and neck regions, where it is usually…

Introduction Because of limited available reference data, this study described the vertical growth changes that occur in untreated adolescents 10 to 15 years of age and evaluated the validity of…

Introduction This clinical study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of innovative fiber-reinforced-thermoplastic (FRP) bonded orthodontic retainers. Methods Anterior lingual retainers were formed by using a 2-step process from preimpregnated…

Introduction Although various aspects of smile esthetics have been considered in many studies, few of them have compared laypeople’s preferences for an esthetic smile with regard to the shape of…

Introduction Placement of mini-implants carries with it the risk of iatrogenic damage to the adjacent root surfaces. The aims of this study were to assess the type of trauma incurred…

Introduction The maxillary anterior teeth are the most important to facial esthetics because they are the first to show on a smile. Therefore, stability of the maxillary anterior teeth alignment…

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate craniofacial asymmetry by using 2-dimensional (2D) posteroanterior cephalometric images, 3-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), and physical measurements (gold standard). Methods Ten…