Earl Wiley Renfroe: Man of fortitude and orthodontist extraordinaire
Writing a tribute to someone you have never met but have read about extensively is a task that should not be undertaken lightly. The mere fact that some of the…
Comparative assessment of chewing gum and ibuprofen in the management of orthodontic pain with fixed appliances: A pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trial
Introduction The aim of this randomized trial was to investigate the effect of the use of a sugar-free chewing gum vs ibuprofen on reported pain in orthodontic patients. Methods This…
Just do as I say
Finally! Your residency has concluded, and you can begin your long-awaited career. Ever since your uncle treated you as an adolescent, the thrill of that “wow moment” on the day…
Residents’ journal review
Effects of pacifiers on the occlusion of children aged 24 to 36 months Lima AA, Alves CM, Ribeiro CC, Pereira AL, da Silva AA, Silva LF, et al. Effects of conventional and…
Author’s response
We want to thank Dr Sabour for his interest in our study. We would like to clarify the main ideas of the discussed methods. Intraclass coefficients (ICCs) mainly supply data…
Reproducibility of the lip position at rest
I was interested to read the article by Dindaroğlu et al in the May 2016 issue of the Journal . The authors used 3dMD Flex (3dMD, Atlanta, Ga) to obtain 60…
Authors’ response
We appreciate the chance to respond to the comments on our article, “Evaluation of corticotomy-facilitated orthodontics and piezocision in rapid canine retraction,” published in April 2016. All patients in our study…
Do-it-yourself impressions and clear retainers: A fairy tale
A tremendous amount of information available to the public suggests that do-it-yourself (DIY) dentistry is something to be considered. In general terms, this includes DIY extractions, partial and full dentures,…
Corticotomy and piezocision in rapid canine retraction
We read with great interest the article “Evaluation of corticotomy-facilitated orthodontics and piezocision in rapid canine retraction” by Abbas et al in the April issue. The article highlighted the advantages of…
Authors’ response
We appreciate being given the opportunity to discuss the details of our study and hope the following explanation will be helpful. In our study, silver nanoparticles were synthetized by a…
Antibacterial properties of retainers with silver nanoparticles
We read with interest the article entitled “ Streptococcus mutans counts in patients wearing removable retainers with silver nanoparticles vs those wearing conventional retainers: A randomized clinical trial” in the…
