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…
