Viken Sassouni: Scientist, teacher, and mentor
In 1968, I was a dental student and had a chance to work as a volunteer at a state dental meeting in my hometown of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This was…
Matched, equal, equipoise
I’m often asked to talk to orthodontic audiences about what works and what doesn’t. I oblige and express my opinions on why some things work the way they do, and…
Without undue influence
Advertised as the latest and greatest adhesive ever made, Security is hailed as an orthodontist’s dream come true. It provides effective strength in cementing orthodontic appliances, ranging from bands and…
Residents’ journal review
Does AcceleDent accelerate full-fixed appliance treatment? Woodhouse NR, DiBiase AT, Johnson N, Slipper C, Grant J, Alsaleh M, et al. Supplemental vibrational force during orthodontic alignment: A randomized trial. J Dent…
The 101st man of influence
In this100th anniversary year of the AJO-DO , there have been memorial articles for the milestone steps in orthodontics. One poster, “100 years of publishing, 100 people of influence,” mentioned 100…
Diversified rapid maxillary expander or utility maxillary expander?
I read an interesting case report in the February issue (Wang H, Feng J, Lu P, Shen G. Correction of a skeletal Class II malocclusion with severe crowding by a…
The cleft child
It has been my privilege for the past 60 years to be a member of cleft palate teams at 2 hospitals in the St Louis region. These teams comprise groups of health care…
Authors’ response
We thank Dr Antosz for his comments related to our article. In general, we agree with his concerns. The airway is surrounded by soft tissues—muscle and fat—as well as hard…
Postsurgical volumetric airway changes in 2-jaw orthognathic surgery patients
Once again, I have to question the validity of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) airway studies (Hart PS, McIntyre BP, Kadioglu O, Currier GF, Sullivan SM, Li J, et al. Postsurgical volumetric…
