BOS statement: Do-it-yourself braces

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on BOS statement: Do-it-yourself braces

BOS statement: Do-it-yourself braces A number of websites are offering the public the opportunity to carry out their own orthodontic treatment at home. Most involve an individual being “assessed” as…

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Registration area and accuracy when integrating laser-scanned and maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomography images

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Registration area and accuracy when integrating laser-scanned and maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomography images

Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine changes in registration accuracy after including occlusal surface and incisal edge areas in addition to the buccal surface when integrating laser-scanned…

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Gastric emptying rate before and after orthodontic treatment examined with the [ 13C] breath test: A pilot study

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Gastric emptying rate before and after orthodontic treatment examined with the [ 13C] breath test: A pilot study

Introduction Orthodontic patients with malocclusion have significantly lower masticatory and gastrointestinal digestive function than persons with normal occlusion. Although several studies have suggested that masticatory function is improved after orthodontic…

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Did someone push Lucy out of the tree?

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Did someone push Lucy out of the tree?

Dr Behrents’ editorial, “Lucy fell from a tree and plunged 40 feet to her death” in the November 2016 issue of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics ,…

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Unacceptable acceptance

Dec 12, 2018 by in Orthodontics Comments Off on Unacceptable acceptance

Susan has worked in your office as an orthodontic assistant for over 15 years. She joined your practice as soon as she graduated from her dental assisting program and has been…

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