540Recently,Iwentonastrictdiet.WhenIhadlost10pounds,peoplethoughtIlooked“good”;at20pounds,Ilooked“great”;at30,“terrific.”At4...
538Thefutureofcraniofacialdevelopmentalbiologyperhapsisbestanticipatedbyappreciatingthefusion,convergence,andhybridizationofdiffer...
536OnMay15,1995,anideato“bringtheorthodonticworldtogether”becamerealitywiththechar-ter-signingceremonyatthefamousHerbstTheatrein...
PASTDuringthiscelebratorytimefortheAAO,itisfit-tingtoreflectontheAAOFoundation’shistory,itspre-sentcontributionandfutureplaceinth...
530TheAmericanBoardofOrthodonticswasfoundedin1929andistheoldestspecialtyboardindentistry.ItwasinitiatedbyDrAlbertKetchamandseveral...
Orthodontics,dentistry’sfirstspecialty,andtheAAOarenow100yearsold.Asthismilestoneiscon-sidered,thereisindeedmuchtoconsiderandcele...
DuringtheperiodoftimefromMayof2000throughMayof2001,theAmericanAssociationofOrthodontists(AAO)celebrated100yearsofservicetoitsmembe...
516TomGraberstartedthepracticeofplacingshortbiographicalpiecesintheAJO/DOinordertoimpartandpreservesomeofthehistoryofourdentalspe-...
Asthelastcenturyturned,EdwardHartleyAngle1walkedtothefrontoftheroomtodeliverhispresidentialaddresstitledasthatchosenforthisarticle...
AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacialOrthopedics/April2000507Canadoctorbeforcedtotestifyagainsthimselfinamal-practicesuit?Ca...
486CONTINUINGEDUCATIONARTICLEOverbiterepresentsanimportantaspectofocclusionthathasbeenthefocusoftherapeuticmodificationssincetheea...
Polysomnographyhasbeenperformedalongwithcephalometricanalysesandintraoralclinicalexaminationstoevaluatetheseverityofobstructivesle...
474Theperiodontalligament,locatedbetweentheteethandthealveolarboneofthemaxillaandmandible,playsanimportantroleinphysiologicandpath...
SinceAngellfirstreportedonrapidpalatalexpansion(RPE)in1860,researchershavegivennumerousreportsonstudiesrelatedtothisorthopedicmeth...
Thepresenceofmaxillarycaninesiscon-sideredalmostsacredindentistry.Theirpositionasanteriorteethcontributestoanestheticsmile.Theirsi...
DIAGNOSISHistoryandGeneralClinicalBackgroundThepatient,a23-year9-montholdwhitewoman,wasadentalassistant.Herchiefgoalwas“toreducet...
444Inthiscentenaryanniversaryofthefirstandlargestspecialtyindentistry,itisonlyproperthatweturntothosewhomadeitallpossible.Ashortli...
438Withtheapplicationoftheacid-etchbondingtechniqueintroducedbyBuonocore1in1955,atremendouschangehastakenplaceinthebondingpractice...
Earlierarticles1,2havedescribedtheHLD(CalMod)IndexthatwasdevelopedaspartoftheBrownvsKizerlawsuitsettlement,whichdeterminedMedicaid...
418Orthodonticcasesinvolvingtheextractionofpermanentfirstmolarsarethoughttobetechnicallymoredifficulttotreatandthatevenagoodresult...