It’s a rough sport
Your business manager has repeatedly advised you to update your Web site. You have recently added a new associate to your practice, so you agree that a revision is indeed…
Residents’ journal review
Light-curable fluoride varnish may be effective in preventing enamel demineralization during orthodontic treatment for up to 4 months Mehta A, Paramshivam G, Chugh VK, Singh S, Halkai S, Kumar S. Effect…
Start at the beginning
A nostalgic aura haunted me when I read Steven J. Lindauer’s Centennial Guest Editorial, “Where are we going” (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2015;148:708-9). I would like to remark. Advances…
Authors’ response
Thank you for spotting an error in the printed formula (Chung DD, Wolfgramm R. Maxillary arch perimeter prediction using Ramanujan’s equation for the ellipse. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2015;147;235-41)….
Use of Ramanujan’s equation of ellipse to determine arch perimeter
We want to congratulate Drs Chung and Wolfgramm for their article in the February 2015 issue shining a light on the use of a mathematical equation for ellipse to evaluate…
Authors’ response
Writing a summary article on the history of craniofacial imaging (Hans MG, Palomo JM, Valiathan M. History of imaging in orthodontics from Broadbent to cone-beam computed tomography. Am J Orthod…
History of imaging in orthodontics: A history of overdiagnosis?
The stunningly informative and passionate Centennial Special Article by Hans et al on the successful history of x-ray imaging in orthodontics will surely impress readers. Without doubt, we agree with the…
“The choice is ours” (not to mention our patients’)
I read the recent article by Hans, Palomo, and Valiathan with great interest. Their history of imaging in orthodontics was presented admirably, as would be expected of authors so very…
Our perfect storm: One orthodontist’s opinion
Education is the foundation—the bedrock—of any profession or any specialty in a profession. Dentistry and our specialty of orthodontics have prospered during the past 100 years because of (1) our education…
