Introduction In premolar extraction cases, root parallelism is recommended to preserve the stability of space closures. The influence of the degree of root parallelism on relapse of tooth extraction spaces…
Introduction Our objective was to perform a systematic review of studies pertaining to the distalization of teeth with appliances reinforced with temporary skeletal anchorage devices. Methods PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central…
Introduction White-spot lesions (WSL) might be susceptible to mechanical damage during orthodontic bracket and adhesive removal. The aims of this in-vitro study were to investigate enamel loss on bracket and…
Introduction Stainless steel orthodontic brackets can release metal ions into the saliva. Fluoridated mouthwashes are often recommended to orthodontic patients to reduce the risk of white-spot lesions around their brackets….
Your last new patient of the day is wearing a full set of ceramic appliances to address a crowded malocclusion. She began treatment at another local practice but became suspicious…
Since the days of Edward Angle, many clinicians have accepted that Class II malocclusion is the consequence of a protruded maxilla and a retruded mandible; the late Bob Moyers was…
Alveolar bone repair Nampo T, Watahiki J, Enomoto A, Taguchi T, Ono M, Nakano H, et al. A new method for alveolar bone repair using extracted teeth for the graft material….
We thank Dr Mew for his letter regarding our article. The purpose of our retrospective study was to investigate the esthetic changes to the profile after headgear use in growing…
We appreciate the interest regarding our article. We are glad to clarify these points for the readers of the AJO-DO . The letter stated that dental development is a multifactorial…
We read with great interest the article on dental development in children with hypodontia (Tunç ES, Bayrak S, Koyutürk AE. Dental development in children with mild-to-moderate hypodontia Am J Orthod…
Orthodontics and classical Newtonian mechanics both deal with forces, but the targets to which the forces are delivered differ substantially. The specialized mechanics we use in orthodontics is called “biomechanics”…
Influence of root parallelism on the stability of extraction-site closures Kelly Chiqueto, Guilherme Janson, Carina Thaís de Almeida, Juliana Moura Storniolo, Sérgio Estelita Barros, and José Fernando Castanha Henriques. Am…
The first step in planning orthodontic therapy is to establish treatment objectives. It is impossible to achieve the correct end result if the appropriate goals or objectives have not been…
The recent article by Xu et al that examined the effectiveness of the popular straight-wire appliance system (SWA) for space closure after tooth extraction is very important. Surveys suggest that…
