Introduction Headgears have been used to treat Class II malocclusions for over a century. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the profile esthetic changes resulting from headgear…
Introduction Esthetic analysis of dynamic functions such as spontaneous smiling is feasible by using digital videography and computer measurement for lip line height and tooth display. Because quantitative measurements are…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to identify the demographic characteristics of students completing certificate programs in orthodontics, and the curriculum and financial characteristics of orthodontic programs in the…
Introduction Our aim was to quantitatively determine the bisphenol-A (BPA) released from a light-cured orthodontic adhesive used to bond lingual fixed retainers. Methods Eighteen recently extracted premolars, divided into 3…
Introduction Anterior open-bite (AOB) treatment is considered challenging because of difficulties in determining and addressing etiologic factors and the potential for relapse in the vertical dimension after treatment. In this…
Introduction Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been used to assess alveolar bone changes after rapid palatal expansion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of alveolar bone-height…
Introduction Not all adult Class III malocclusion patients are candidates for surgical correction. In patient assessment and selection, major issues remain regarding diagnosis and treatment planning. The purpose of this…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate whether lateral cephalometric radiographs influence orthodontic treatment planning. It aimed to compare the odds of a change in treatment plan in…
Introduction Even though the use of titanium miniscrews to provide orthodontic anchorage has become increasingly popular, there is no universally accepted screw-placement protocol. Variables include the presence or absence of…
Introduction In the course of orthodontic treatment with serial extractions (SE), spontaneous unraveling of crowded incisors occurs. It was hypothesized that SE followed by mechanotherapy will cause less external apical…
Introduction This was a prospective randomized clinical trial comparing the effect of bracket type on the duration of orthodontic treatment and the occlusal outcome as measured by the peer assessment…
Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of information available on the Internet for a person interested in orthodontic extractions. Methods The term “orthodontic extractions” was…
Your first new patient of the week is a 40-year-old woman referred by a well-established restorative dentist in your town. She is concerned about spacing and proclination of her upper…
Shear strength of brackets bonded to aged resin composites Bayram M, Yesilyurt C, Kusgöz A, Ulker M, Nur M. Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to aged resin composite surfaces:…
We thank Drs Chang Ping and Li Hongbo for their interest in our article and their comments. As they mentioned, there are some considerations to evaluate the 3D soft-tissue changes…
I want to congratulate the directors of the American Board of Orthodontics on their newest study, “Posttreatment tooth movement: For better or for worse” (Greco PM, English JD, Briss BS,…
We want to thank Drs Kaklamanos and Athanasiou for their letter regarding our systematic review on self-ligating appliances. We agree that including only data from randomized trials in a meta-analysis…
We read with interest the article on 3-dimensional (3D) analysis of soft-tissue changes after orthognathic surgery (Baik HS, Kim SY. Facial soft-tissue changes in skeletal Class III orthognathic surgery patients…
We agree with Dr Benson’s comments on the first conclusion of the systematic review. On reflection, the conclusion could (and should) be amended to “because of the limitations of successful…
The authors of the recent systematic review of adhesives are to be congratulated on a thorough review of the literature. I know from experience how much work this involves (Rogers…
