Authors’ response
First, we thank Drs Kamak and Kamak for their comments about and interest in our article. To prevent the selection of an ambiguous impaction, our sample comprised obvious maxillary canine…
Orthodontics
Author’s response
Thank you for your interest in our work. Our study was not a “trial,” as the letter suggested but, rather, an observational prospective longitudinal study, and thus the requirement for…
Incidence and effects of genetic factors on canine impaction
We read with interest the article, “Incidence and effects of genetic factors on canine impaction in an isolated Jewish population” (Chung DD, Weisberg M, Pagala M. Am J Orthod Dentofacial…
A note about sample size
We read the article in the June 2011 issue on the comparison of oral impacts (Wu A, McGrath C, Wong RWK, Wiechmann D, Rabie ABM. Comparison of oral impacts experienced…
Author’s response
We appreciate Dr Ang’s interest in our article and are happy to have an opportunity to respond. Of course, we are concerned about bone remodeling around the mandibular incisor. But,…
What happened to the alveolar bone during retraction?
Professors Yanagita, Kuroda, Takano-Yamamoto, and Yamashiro are to be congratulated on successfully attaining a Class I occlusion on a skeletal Class III dental base, achieved by retracting the mandibular dentition…
How do you determine the quality of the evidence?
I sincerely hope that all subscribers read the AJO-DO from cover to cover. However, as a realist, I know that you probably pick and choose the articles that you read,…
Online only abstracts
Effect of miniscrew placement torque on resistance to miniscrew movement under load Michelle Marie McManus, Fang Qian, Nicole M. Grosland, Steve D. Marshall, and Thomas E. Southard. Am J Orthod…
Novel application of the 2-piece orthodontic C-implant for temporary crown restoration after orthodontic treatment
Introduction This article reports the use of an orthodontic mini-implant for a temporary crown restoration in a small edentulous space after limited orthodontic treatment. Methods Two clinical cases are presented:…
Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on the cranial and circummaxillary sutures
Introduction The aim of this study was to determine whether the orthopedic forces of rapid maxillary expansion cause significant quantitative changes in the cranial and the circummaxillary sutures. Methods Twenty…
