A Class III malocclusion associated with dental asymmetry is a complex diagnostic and treatment problem in orthodontics. The goals of maintaining or improving the facial profile and achieving good function…
The maxillary central incisor is the tooth most often affected by trauma, especially in the age range of 7 to 10 years, when high-impact sports are prevalent. The options for…
Introduction It is unknown whether or not intraoral vibrations affect stick-slip behavior at orthodontic bracket-archwire interfaces. In this study, we evaluated bracket-archwire stick-slip behavior as a function of ligation method…
Introduction Light curing has become increasingly popular for orthodontic bonding, partly as a result of improvements in light-curing unit technology and higher light intensities. The aim of this study was…
Introduction The application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in orthodontics ushered in a new era in 3-dimensional analysis that promises to provide more comprehensive understanding of craniofacial skeletal anatomy. That…
Introduction Vitamin D is responsible for the regulation of certain genes at the transcription level, via interaction with the vitamin D receptor, and influences host immune responses and aspects of…
Introduction The immutability of intercanine width has long been the subject of discussion. The aims of this study were to describe the longitudinal intercanine width changes of children from 6…
Dr William Proffit’s Contemporary Orthodontics , coauthored with Drs Henry Fields and David Sarver, has been used by most dental and graduate students as the standard orthodontic textbook. Since its…
In the beginning . . . The opening words of this month’s column are also the first words of the Old Testament. It is in the beginning that stories start….
In the previous article, we discussed the clustering effects when data in clusters such as several teeth nested within patient clusters are correlated. We also introduced the intracluster correlation coefficient…
