Diagnosis and etiology A man (age, 22 years 6 months) came to the orthodontic office of our hospital in Chendu, China. His chief complaints were displaced maxillary and mandibular anterior…
Introduction This paper introduces a virtually planned and stereolithographically fabricated guiding system that will allow the clinician to plan carefully for the best location of the device and to achieve…
Introduction The aims of this study were to assess the biologic stability of a newly designed hollow (H-type) miniscrew compared with conventional (C-type) miniscrews through histomorphometric and histologic analysis. Methods…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the concept that the affected and contralateral sides do not grow at the same rate in patients with hemifacial microsomia. Changes…
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a nonconventional elastomeric ligature (Slide; Leone, Florence, Italy) with those of a conventional elastomeric ligature (Ormco, Orange, Calif)…
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a congenital growth disorder. Children born with BWS develop enlarged organs, including the tongue, a large body, and other signs. A woman with BWS was treated…
Observational studies in orthodontics, such as cohort or case-control studies that examine the influence of risk factors on the occurrence of malocclusions, are especially prone to confounding, as are similar…
Introduction In orthodontics, adding restorative materials on occlusal or lingual surfaces is a common method to create a mini-biteplane to increase patients’ vertical dimension temporarily to facilitate several treatment procedures….
Is it okay for an expert witness to say that the standard of care is X, but, personally, I do Y? Smethers v. Campion , 1 CA-CV 04-0117, Dept. C…
Introduction The aim of this study was to retrospectively assess the frequency and localizations of bond failures (BFs) in patients treated with either lingual (TOP-Service für Lingualtechnik GmbH, a 3M…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biologic response of dentoalveolar bone to archwire expansion with light-to-moderate continuous forces. Methods With a split-mouth experimental design, the maxillary…
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the orthodontic clinical outcomes of 2 maxillary premolar extraction, 4 premolar extraction, and nonextraction treatment protocols. Methods The sample for this…
Introduction The aim of this study was to analyze stress distribution and displacement of the craniofacial structures resulting from bone-borne rapid maxillary expanders with and without surgical assistance using finite…
Introduction Surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE) is the procedure of choice for treatment of adults with transverse maxillary deficiency greater than 7 mm. There is no consensus about the…
Introduction The purpose of this study was to analyze the initial changes in salivary mutans streptococci levels after orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. Methods Our subjects consisted of 58 adults….
Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the time to initial alignment and extraction space closure using conventional brackets and active and passive self-ligating brackets. Methods One hundred…
Class I extraction vs nonextraction predictors Konstantonis D, Anthopoulou C, Makou M. Extraction decision and identification of treatment predictors in Class I malocclusions. Prog Orthod 2013;14:47 The decision to extract…
The desire to have complete control over anchorage is no doubt universal among orthodontists. About 100 years after orthodontists first started using tooth-borne anchorage for orthodontic treatment, temporary skeletal anchorage…
According to Newton’s Third Law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Orthodontists must acknowledge this law every time they try to move teeth. Simply stated, every…
Sandy is a lovely 13-year-old patient and your daughter’s classmate. Your initial examination revealed a left Class II relationship with peg-shaped lateral incisors. The retained maxillary left deciduous canine lies…
