This article describes the complex dental treatment of an adult patient with multiple missing teeth, mild chronic periodontitis, and a malocclusion with a cant of the occlusal plane. After periodontal…
Ectopic eruption of maxillary canines can be associated with root resorption of adjacent teeth. This case report describes and discusses an interesting case of a 15-year-old girl with a Class…
Introduction Long-term changes in the dentitions of orthodontic patients have been studied. However, most studies in the literature report findings after only a few years posttreatment. In this study, we…
The patient was a boy with a Class II skeletal and dental relationship, a large overjet, an impinging overbite, and a steep mandibular plane angle. Treatment started with the Twin-block…
Introduction The aims of this study were to calculate the volume of white spot lesions by using microcomputed tomography and to determine which clinical attribute of the white spot lesion…
Orthodontic archwires or fractured appliances that are accidentally swallowed can become lodged in the airway or gastrointestinal tract. Inadvertent ingestion or aspiration of an appliance or archwire piece during orthodontic…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of measurements made on 3-dimensional digital models obtained with a surface laser scanner (D-250; 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark). Methods Twenty…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to compare the bone thickness of the palatal areas in early and late mixed and early permanent dentitions according to dental age. Methods…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlations between bone characteristics, orthodontic miniscrew designs, and primary stability. Methods Four different miniscrews were placed in pig ribs. The…
Harold T. Perry Harold T. Perry Jr (the Chief), 86, professor emeritus and former chairman of the orthodontic department at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, died of natural causes on…
