352Ithasbeenwidelyrecognizedformanyyearsthataccuratebracketpositioningisofcriticalimportanceintheefficientapplicationofbiomechanic...
TheHLD(CalMod)IndexistheCaliforniaModificationoftheHLDIndexsuggestedbyHarryL.Draker1in1960.ItsdevelopmentandusewasdescribedbyParke...
Itiswellestablishedthatboneresorptionbyosteoclastsiscrucialtoorthodontictoothmovement.1-5Inadescriptionofthemechanismoforthodontic...
314Theaimsofthisarticlearetosummarizecurrentliteratureaboutthelocalizationoftheimpactedmaxillarycanine(IMC)andtoprovidefurtherinfo...
Thesizeandshapeofthearcheswillhaveconsiderableimplicationsinorthodonticdiagnosisandtreatmentplanning,affectingthespaceavailable,de...
300Evaluationoftreatmentresultsandlong-termposttreatmentassessmentoforthodonticallytreat-edmalocclusionshasbeenofinterestforsevera...
Twinstudiesareoftenusedtohelpdefinetherelationshipbetweengeneticandnongeneticfactorsforvariousbiologicphenomenon.ThearticlebyLund-...
288Fixedorthodonticappliancetreatmentsig-nificantlyincreasestheriskofwhitespotlesionsandenameldecalcification.1-7Enameldecalcifica...
Fortheolderorthodontist,thetransitiontoretirementhasthepotentialtobeoneoflife’sgreatchallenges.Itrequirescarefulplanningandahighl...
Thesegmentedarchtechniquehasbeenrecognizedforachievingamoreefficientforcesystem,increasingthedistancebetweenpointsofforceappli-cat...
Thestudyoforthodonticbiomechanicsrequirestheunderstandingofthenatureofstressandstrainintheperiodontiuminducedbyorthodonticforces.I...
258Therelationshipbetweendentoskeletalformandoralfunctioniscomplexandpoorlyunder-stood.Togaininsightintothisrelationship,investiga...
254Orthodonticmanagementofimpactedmaxillarycaninescanbeverycomplexandrequiresacarefullyplannedinterdisciplinaryapproach.Theseteeth...
Facialasymmetrywithdeviationofthemandibularmidlineandthechintoonesidedevelopswhengrowthofthemandibleononesideisincreasedordecrease...
Softtissuesintheorofacialregionexertweakbutconsistentforcesontheteethaccordingtotheclassicalequilibriumtheory,1whichhasbeenreevalu...
Theorthodontistorsurgeonmustdeterminethepatient’smotivationinseekingtreatmentbeforethetreatmentbegins.Whenthispreliminarystepista...
Overthelasthalfofthiscenturypatientautonomyandqualityofcarehavebeenincreasinglyfocusedinprovisionofhealthservices.Withincreasingco...
Orthodonticsisaguild-basedprofessionsimilarinhistoricconstructiontolaw,medicine,andacademics.Assuch,wehaveenjoyeddecadesofrela-tiv...
ThetreatmentofClassIIImalocclusionremainsaperplexingproblem,particularlyinyoungpatients.Anumberoftreatmentprotocolshavebeenusedtoa...
166Itisveryimportantforverticalcorrectionofskeletalopen-bitetocontroltheheightoftheposteriordentoalveolarregions.However,tradition...
