Transposition of the maxillary canine and the lateral incisor is a complex dental anomaly to treat. The difficulty increases if the treatment aims to correct the transposition. These case reports…
Introduction The goals of this study were to compare the effects that cervical and high-pull headgear have on the vertical dimensions in Class II Division 1 patients during phase 1 treatment…
In their interesting and timely review in the June 2016 issue of the AJO-DO , Dr Fadi Ata-Ali et al cited an article of ours that was published in 2013 in…
Introduction In this study we aimed to compare measurements on plaster models using a digital caliper, and on 3-dimensional (3D) digital models, produced using a structured-light scanner, using 3D software….
A girl, aged 11 years 4 months, with a skeletal Class II pattern and a severe overjet (10 mm) was treated with a Twin-block appliance. After 9 months of appliance therapy, the skeletal Class…
Since the advent of popular clear aligner systems, including but not limited to Invisalign, there has been an increased need for a textbook with good scientific evidence on the topic….
Protraction of mandibular posterior teeth requiring absolute anchorage has always been a challenge, especially when the space is located in the anterior region, since more teeth must be protracted. Traditionally,…
Inroduction Our objective was to assess tooth wear, arch dimensions, tooth sizes, and dental crowding in 4 remote indigenous villages on the Xingu River in Brazil. These populations have similar…
Introduction The aims of this study were to describe bacterial load and diversity of the aerosol created during enamel cleanup after the removal of fixed orthodontic appliances and to assess…
We are interested in examining whether the alignment status (presence or absence) is associated with the wire type (A or B). This association can be tested by using a chi-square…
