Highlights • An aggregated sample of orthodontic records could be used to improve care. • It would help clinicians to understand and assess their own performance. • It could facilitate…
We read with great interest the article on force degradation from elastomeric chains in the April 2017 issue (Evans KS, Wood CM, Moffitt AH, Colgan JA, Holman JK, Marshall SD, et al….
Gingival esthetics and oral health-related quality of life Stelzle F, Rohde M, Oetter N, Krug K, Riemann M, Adler W, et al. Gingival esthetics and oral health-related quality of life in…
In the April 2017 issue of the AJO-DO , Meredith et al evaluated enamel topography after interproximal reduction under atomic force microscopy (AFM). As discussed in many previous studies, AFM uses…
Indirect anchorage is an established form of anchorage provided by orthodontic miniscrews. Although there are different ways to set up the mechanics, rigid indirect anchorage offers the greatest biomechanical versatility…
Class II Division 2 malocclusion is often characterized by severe, traumatic deepbite with lingually inclined and overerupted incisors. Combined orthodontic-orthopedic treatment of this malocclusion is a challenging issue for orthodontists….
The purpose of this study was to illustrate the effects of growth hormone (GH) therapy and fixed functional appliance treatment in a 13-year-old Class II malocclusion patient without GH deficiency….
Introduction Our objectives were to evaluate and compare the digital dental models generated from 2 commercial intraoral scanners with manual measurements when performing 3-dimensional surface measurements along a curved line…
Introduction Patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) suffer from several esthetic and functional challenges. Comprehensive treatment of these patients involves orthognathic surgery that may lead to velopharyngeal insufficiency or…
When time to an event (eg, how long until an event occurs?) is the main outcome of interest in a trial, the relevant data are often called survival data. The…
Orthognathic surgery: principles, planning and practice is a comprehensive, informative source for anyone treating a multiple-discipline patient. The authors comprehensively reviewed the history of orthognathic surgery, citing past contributors in…
Introduction The aim of this retrospective study was to find out whether different Class II treatments would affect the airway sizes of patients having maxillary protrusion or mandibular retrusion. Methods…
Introduction In this article, we aimed to establish an ideal definition for the craniofacial midsagittal plane (MSP) by first finding an optimal “plane of best fit” and then deriving a…
The court started its opinion by stating the following. This case presents a matter of first impression: whether the civil and criminal immunity applicable to physicians… under Virginia Code Sec….
Introduction The purpose of this study was to extend an association study from chromosome 1 to the whole genome (genome-wide association study) to find susceptibility loci of mandibular prognathism. Methods…
Introduction The hypothesis of this study was that multiple factors are dominant in causing external apical root resorption (EARR). The objective of this investigation was to better understand the clinical…
Introduction The aim of this in-vitro study was to investigate the influence of cortical bone thickness on the amount of surface microdamage produced after insertion of orthodontic miniscrews (OM) in…
Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the 3-dimensional soft tissue changes in growing Class III patients with maxillary deficiency associated with 2 bone-anchored maxillary protraction protocols in…
Introduction The aim of this study was to 3-dimensionally assess the treatment outcomes of bone-anchored maxillary protraction (BAMP) in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. Methods The cleft group…
