Editor’s Comment and Q&A
Introduction The goals of this study were to investigate differences between the most popular female and male faces, past and present, and to determine whether they had changed over time…
Soft-tissue considerations in mandibular setback
In the September issue, “Surgical orthodontic treatment for a patient with advanced periodontal disease: Evaluation with electromyography and 3-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography” (Nakajima K, Yamaguchi T, Maki K. Am J…
Authors’ response
A clinically useful measurement must be reproducible. Drs McNamara, Baccetti, and Franchi claim that the CVM method has high reproducibility. They claim interoperator (between each other) agreement of 98.6% and…
Reproducibility of the CVM method: A reply
We read with obvious interest an article published online in October 2009 about the reproducibility of the cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) method (Gabriel DB, Southard KA, Qian F, Marshall SD,…
Authors’ response
Thank you for this opportunity to reply to Dr Katz’s letter, published in the January issue (Katz MI. Appearances count when industry underwrites research. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010;137:3-4),…
AAO research award winners recognized
The Council on Scientific Affairs (COSA) recently announced its selection of the best basic science and clinical research studies submitted by US and Canadian postgraduate orthodontic programs. Plan to hear…
Biomechanics of self-ligating brackets
One of the hottest subjects in town is the difference between self-ligating and conventional brackets, especially from the biomechanical point of view. We applaud the group from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,…
