While surfing the Internet, you decide to check the visibility of your Web site by typing “orthodontist” along with the name of your town. The first listing that comes up…

Thank you for the excellent editorial in the May issue (Kokich VG. It’s our duty! Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:573). You wrote things that are just so important to…

Although I agree with the general tenor of the May editorial (Kokich VG. It’s our duty! Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:573), I must take issue with the title and…

The Council on Orthodontic Practice would like to acknowledge the ethics article on transfer patients in the May 2011 issue (Greco PM. And justice for all. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…

We thank Dr Doshi for his comments about our case report. His questions concerning diagnosis, treatment planning, and results allow us to discuss many topics. Our clinical protocol when a…

It was fascinating to read the case report in the December issue (Maruo H, Maruo IT, Saga AY, Camargo ES, Filho OG, Tanaka OM. Orthodontic-prosthetic treatment of an adult with…

Although I am not an orthodontist, I have been associated with academic orthodontic programs for over 30 years. During that time, I have heard many opinions similar to those expressed…

I cannot believe that we are even having this debate in Point/Counterpoint about occlusion and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) (Slavicek R. Relationship between occlusion and temporomandibular disorders: implications for the gnathologist [Point/Counterpoint]….

Long-term follow-up studies published in peer-reviewed journals do not support the experiences and statements by Dr De Angelis. Robertsson and Mohlin reevaluated 53 quadrants with space closure and 36 with…

Force system evaluation of symmetrical beta-titanium T-loop springs preactivated by curvature and concentrated bends Sergei Godeiro Fernandes Rabelo Caldas, Renato Parsekian Martins, Marília Regalado Galvão, Camilla Ivini Viana Vieira, and…