Introduction Detection of mandibular second molar (MM2) impaction is imperative for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we examined a possible genetic trait in MM2 impaction in 2 populations…
Introduction Previous studies have used the right and left sides of the same jaw to compare different force levels, types of movement, and durations of forces. However, the amounts of…
Introduction In this study, we examined the influence of field of view (FOV) and voxel size on the diagnostic efficacy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans to detect erosions in…
Introduction Dental crowding is a problem for both adolescents and adults in modern society. The purpose of this research was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) responsible for crowding in…
Although indications for the removal of symptomatic third molars are well established, a convincing case for the routine removal of unerupted asymptomatic, pathology-free third molars has not been made. Unlike…
Orienting 3-dimensional models to natural head position Xia JJ, McGrory JK, Gateno J, Teichgraeber JF, Dawson BC, Kennedy KA, et al. A new method to orient 3-dimensional computed tomography models to…
Because most adolescents and young adults have at least 1 third molar, and three quarters have 4, clinicians are often faced with advising their patients about third molar management. The…
Your 12-year-old patient is the daughter of the senior partner in your town’s largest law firm and has returned from the oral surgeon after the extraction of 4 first premolars….
Ikeda H, Rossouw PE, Campbell PM, Kontogiorgos E, Buschang PH. Three-dimensional analysis of peri-bone–implant contact of rough-surface miniscrew implants. Am J Orthod Dento facial Orthop 2011;139:e153-63. The spelling of the…
Lee NK, Baek SH. Effects of the diameter and shape of orthodontic mini-implants on microdamage to the cortical bone. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010;138:8.e1-8. The name of the school…
We thank Professor Peck and the Editor for the opportunity of discussion. Approaching this research, we considered it to be unethical not to treat patients at risk for ectopically erupting…
In a recent editorial, editor Vincent Kokich wrote about the importance of study clubs for life-long learning (The key to adult orthodontics. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:289). Our study…
The March 2011 cover article (Bonetti GA, Zanarini M, Parenti SI, Marini I, Gatto MR. Preventive treatment of ectopically erupting maxillary permanent canines by extraction of deciduous canines and first…
Bravo! Encore! The Special Article on heuristic reasoning in the March 2011 issue is very interesting and thought-provoking with excellent use of limited space (Hicks EP, Kluemper GT. Heuristic reasoning…
As orthodontists, most of us believe that we are among the best in our community at what we do—straightening teeth. Of course, we know that alignment is not the only…
Cervical vertebral column morphology related to craniofacial morphology and head posture in preorthodontic children with Class II malocclusion and horizontal maxillary overjet Torill Arntsen, and Liselotte Sonnesen. Am J Orthod…
