Introduction The objectives of this study were to quantify in vitro the Bisphenol A (BPA) release from 5 orthodontic composites and to assess in vivo the BPA level in patients’ saliva and…
Introduction The objective of this study was to identify the board certification protocols that hospital and university-based postgraduate orthodontic programs have in place to prepare residents for the American Board…
Introduction The aims of the study were to evaluate and compare the bisphenol A (BPA) levels in saliva in patients using vacuum-formed retainers or Hawley retainers. Methods Forty-five patients who…
Introduction The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of orthodontic miniscrew implants—temporary intraoral skeletal anchorage devices (TISADs)—in anchorage reinforcement during en-masse retraction in relation to conventional…
Introduction The aims of this study were to report contemporary orthodontic extraction frequencies at a university center and to investigate what patient-related factors might influence the likelihood of extraction. Methods…
Introduction The objective of this 2-arm parallel trial was to compare the survival times, failure rates, and comfort of 2 clear overlay retainers with different thicknesses (0.75 and 1.00 mm). Methods…
You are well prepared for your last consultation of the day. Your patient is an introspective philosophy professor who was referred to you by a local prosthodontist. His request is…
We thank Drs Katti and Talapaneni for the comments and observations on our article (Lee H, Nguyen A, Hong C, Hoang P, Pham J, Ting K, Biomechanical effects of maxillary…
Finite element research by Lee et al to evaluate the effects of rapid palatal expansion on the craniofacial skeleton of a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and to…
I want to congratulate Greg Jorgensen on his future-focusing editorial in the January issue of the Journal (Jorgensen G. Rethinking American Board of Orthodontics certification: a paradigm shift. Am J…
The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) was founded in 1929 as the first dental specialty and the third specialty in all health care. Acting as the president of the American…
The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) appreciates Dr Jorgensen’s enthusiastic recommendations to address the challenges faced by the orthodontic specialty (Jorgensen G. Rethinking American Board of Orthodontics certification: a paradigm…
