A recipe for conflict
Brian has been a difficult patient from the outset of his treatment. He is the son of 2 busy attorneys, who appear to prioritize their careers over family obligations. An…
Orthodontics
Authors’ response
The range of our scoping review literature search was 2004 through May 2017; over 1 year later, the peer review process was complete, and the article was published. So it is…
Authors’ response
As we have mentioned several times in our previous articles including our most recently published work, (Chan E, Dalci O, Petocz P, Papadopoulou AK, Darendeliler MA. Physical properties of root…
Orthodontic retention procedures: orthodontist-based questionnaire study
The article entitled “Epidemiologic study of orthodontic retention procedures” in the April 2018 issue was read with great interest. The authors need to be appreciated for a vast questionnaire study….
Short-term studies of apical root shortening
We want to praise Emmanuel Chan et al for another excellent short-term (28 days) study of root resorption, published in the February 2018 issue of the AJO-DO (Chan E, Dalci O, Petocz…
So close, but yet so far
Accelerated tooth movement has been the goal of many orthodontists and the topic of interest for many researchers, ourselves included. For any treatment modality to be validated, reproducibility must be…
A daughter’s question: Asked and answered
Back in 2011, I was invited to offer an opinion article for a special issue of the Southern Association of Orthodontists News . Many others were similarly invited, including David…
In-vitro comparison of different palatal sites for orthodontic miniscrew insertion: Effect of bone quality and quantity on primary stability
Introduction This experiment was undertaken to assess the primary stability of orthodontic miniscrews inserted at different sites in human cadaveric palatal bone for temporary skeletal anchorage, and to determine the…
Patients’ preferences regarding age, sex, and attire of orthodontists
Introduction We investigated whether patients in different age groups are influenced by the age, sex, and attire of an orthodontist. Methods The opinions of 360 patients regarding 4 orthodontists and…
Clear aligner technique
Dr Sandra Tai a well-know clear aligner educator, has put forth an excellent effort in her book, Clear aligner technique . As the title states, the text takes a deep…
