Pocket Dentistry

Your setup for Lauren looks great. She has a severe Class II dentoskeletal malocclusion with a convex profile; therefore, double-jaw surgery is the solution to her functional and esthetic concerns….

Janakiraman N, Feinberg M, Vishwanath M, Nalaka Jayaratne YS, Steinbacher DM, Nanda R, and Uribe F. Integration of 3-dimensional surgical and orthodontic technologies with orthognathic “surgery-first” approach in the management…

We appreciate the interest in our article (Kuroda S, Hichijo N, Sato M, Mino A, Tamamura N, Iwata M, et al. Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in…

We read with great interest the case report entitled “Long-term stability of maxillary group distalization with interradicular miniscrews in a patient with a Class II Division 2 malocclusion” (Kuroda S,…

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to clarify some points of our article. The sample calculation was described in the article with enough data to replicate the estimation. As…

I read with interest the recent article entitled “Herbst appliance anchored to miniscrews with 2 types of ligation: Effectiveness in skeletal Class II treatment” (Manni A, Mutinelli S, Pasini M,…

Yes, canine retraction is happening! We thank the Editor for giving us the chance to respond to the comments on our article, “Evaluation of corticotomy-facilitated orthodontics and piezocision in rapid…

We appreciate Dr Smith’s comments regarding his belief that the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) should suspend lobbying to repeal the Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET). Although we may disagree…

Abbas et al did a commendable job in taking upon themselves a huge project involving 2 surgical procedures with a control intertwined in a prospective randomized clinical trial. However, much is…

“No law is sufficiently convenient to all.” “Let the bears pay the bear tax. I’ll pay the Homer tax.” For the past several years, the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO)…