Orthodontic purgatory
To all my readers: Thanks for sending in topics that you want to see covered in this column. So far, they have fallen into 4 categories, and for brevity’s sake,…
Comparison between electrochemical ELISA and spectrophotometric ELISA for the detection of dentine sialophosphoprotein for root resorption
Introduction Root resorption is an undesirable sequela of orthodontic treatment. It is necessary to establish sensitive methods for identification of teeth at risk for resorption. The x-ray is the traditional…
Tooth mineralization stages as a diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity
Introduction The objective of this study was to determine whether dental calcification can be used as a first-level diagnostic tool for assessment of skeletal maturity. Methods A total of 150…
Longitudinal growth changes in subjects with open-bite tendency: A retrospective study
Introduction This study was a cephalometric evaluation of the growth changes in untreated subjects with minimal overbite at 4 time points during 4 developmental stages from the early mixed dentition…
Residents’ journal review
Orthodontic space closure during treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusions Kim JW, Lee NK, Yun PY, Moon SW, Kim YK. Postsurgical stability after mandibular setback surgery with minimal orthodontic preparation…
An ounce of prevention
Mrs Greene is your last patient of the week. Despite her Class II dentoskeletal relationship, she is an attractive middle-aged woman who was referred by a top-notch periodontist to upright…
Authors’ response
We want to thank Jingyu Li et al for the feedback on our study evaluating asymmetries in Class II subdivision malocclusions using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Dr Li brought up a…
Asymmetries evaluated with cone-beam computed tomography
With great interest and respect, I read the research reported by Minich et al (Minich CM, Araújo EA, Behrents RG, Buschang PH, Tanaka OM, Kim KB. Evaluation of skeletal and dental…
Enhancing CONSORT compliance for improved reporting of randomized controlled trials
When one is making clinical decisions, the evidence-based dentistry approach amalgamates the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patients’ preferences and values. High-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are an integral…
