Introduction The purposes of this study were to examine and compare the craniofacial growth in girls with Class I or Class II occlusion from the ages of 9 to 18. Methods…
Can you think of 2 terms more powerful than “evolution” and “communication”? Change (evolution) represents the only real constant you can rely on in this universe, and certainly the transmission…
Ionizing radiation revolutionized medicine and dentistry in the past century. It has well-documented benefits in orthodontics, and these benefits outweigh the risks. Three-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography produces images that contain…
Introduction Virtual 3-dimensional (3D) models obtained by scanning of physical casts have become an alternative to conventional dental cast analysis in orthodontic treatment. If the precision (reproducibility) of virtual 3D…
The world is a stage upon which each person plays a part, but only a very few qualify to play leading roles. Martin Dewey was one of the latter. He…
Stability of overbite correction Danz JC, Greuter C, Sifakakis I, Fayed M, Pandis N, Katsaros C. Stability and relapse after orthodontic treatment of deep bite cases—a long-term follow-up study. Eur…
Young Eric’s diagnostic records confirm that treatment of his crowding and facial convexity will necessitate the extraction of 4 premolars. His maxillary canines are palpable but have yet to emerge….
We would like to thank Dr Connell for his comments. We generally agree with him, with the exception that not all articles in the orthodontic literature need to concern the…
I welcome and laud the AJO-DO on the inception of an alert system ( AJODOAlert@gmail.com ) for reporting issues related to the safety of orthodontic products and treatment. It is…
In the next series of this column, I will cover key biostatistics topics relevant to orthodontics. I will discuss types of variables, statistical inferences, and analytical approaches for qualitative and…
