American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

26/08/2019

Correcting severe scissor bite in an adult
Un-Bong Baik, Yunji Kim, Junji Sugawara, Christine Hong, and Jae Hyun Park
Seoul, Korea, Sendai, Japan, Los Angeles, Calif, and Mesa, Ariz

26/08/2019

Factors associated with spontaneous angular changes of impacted mandibular third molars as a result of second molar protraction
Un-Bong Baik, Mohamed Bayome, Noha Hussein Abbas, Jae-Hyun Park, Ui-Lyong Lee, and Yoon-Ji Kim
Seoul, Korea, Cairo, Egypt, Asuncion, Paraguay, and Mesa, Ariz

01/08/2019

The August 2019 issue is now online.
On the cover: Tooth agenesis is a common dental anomaly and is often found in orthodontic patients. Oligodontia – 6 or more missing permanent teeth – is relatively rare and its characteristics are not well understood. Kazuhito Arai, Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics, Nippon Dental University in Tokyo, with support by members of the Japanese Association of Orthodontists, studied the records of 228 Japanese orthodontic patients with non-syndromic oligodontia and identified 51 different agenesis patterns for the maxillary arch and 49 for the mandibular arch. The numbers of patterns seen for occluding and full-mouth tooth agenesis were even greater, 215 and 180, suggesting large individual variation. Compared with previous European studies, Japanese patients with oligodontia were more likely have agenesis patterns that include missing maxillary first and second premolars and mandibular second premolars.
The smiling patient on the cover is Emily Mahood. She was treated orthodontically by Drs. Ed and Shannon Owens, Jackson, Wyoming.

15/07/2019

Comparative study between different groups of esthetic component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need and eye tracking
Wagner Leandro de Oliveira, Armando Yukio Saga, Sergio Aparecido Ignacio, Edson Jose Rodrigues Justino, and Orlando Motohiro Tanaka

01/04/2019

The April issue is now online.
On the cover: Researchers at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, interviewed 11 orthodontists who volunteer with Wish for a Smile in major cities and towns across New Zealand. Why do they volunteer? Is it out of a sense of professional responsibility, a feeling of social responsibility, or for personal or altruistic reasons? And what are the high and low points associated with this voluntary work?
The smiling patient on the cover is Sophia Jurado. She was treated orthodontically by Dr Nelson Ruiz, Cary, NC.

01/04/2019

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics's cover photo

01/04/2019

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

03/01/2019

January 2019 Research Video

Resin-modified glass ionomer cement vs composite for orthodontic bonding: A multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Philip E. Benson, Jonathan Alexander-Abt, Stephen Cotter, Fiona Dyer, Fatma Fenesha, Anjli Patel, Clara Campbell, Niamh Crowley, and Declan T. Millett
Sheffield, Stevenage, and Crewe, United Kingdom, and Killarney and Cork, Republic of Ireland

03/01/2019

January 2019. The smiling patient on the cover is Jackson Vanderpool. He was treated treated orthodontically by Drs Gregg and Daniel Frey of FreySmiles Orthodontics, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

10/12/2018

December 2018 Case Report Video_gap band failure

Torturous path of an elastic gap band: Interdisciplinary approach to orthodontic treatment for a young patient who lost both maxillary central incisors after do-it-yourself treatment
Dimitrios Konstantonis, Ross Brenner, Marina Karamolegkou, and Dimitrios Vasileiou
Athens, Greece, Zurich, Switzerland, and St Louis, Mo

04/12/2018

December 2018 Research Video

Patients' preferences regarding age, s*x, and attire of orthodontists
Andréa Maria de Souza-Constantino, Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira Conti, Leopoldino Capelloza Filho, Sara Nader Marta, and Renata Rodrigues de Almeida-Pedrin
Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

29/11/2018

Patients eager for a quick fix for a midline gap can readily find web sites promoting DIY gap-band treatment. In a Case Report in the December 2018 issue, Konstantonis et al report on a 9-year-old boy who used a gap band for a short time, then several months later sought treatment for pain, swelling, and acute periodontitis around his maxillary central incisors. Unbeknownst to the patient or his parents, one of the elastic bands had migrated around the apices of the central incisors, and by the time it was found and removed, the teeth were hopelessly damaged. An interdisciplinary approach ultimately produced an esthetically pleasing and optimized functional result for the patient.

29/11/2018

24/11/2018

November 2018 Case Report Video

Improvement of facial profile by nonextraction orthodontic treatment with temporary skeletal anchorage devices and visual treatment objectives
Kiyoshi Tai and Jae Hyun Park
Mesa, Ariz
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018; 154:708-17

19/11/2018

November 2018 Research video

Second molar intrusion: Continuous arch or loop mechanics?
By Renato Parsekian Martins, Ricardo Lima Shintcovsk, Luegya Knop Shintcovsk, Rodrigo Viecilli, and Lidia Parsekian Martins
Araraquara, São Paulo, and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and Loma Linda, Calif
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018;154:629-38

05/11/2018

The November 2018 issue is now online. On the cover: Second molar intrusion: Continuous arch or loop mechanics?
Maxillary second molars can be malpositioned for a variety of reasons, and correcting them is a challenge. Continuous arch mechanics cannot intrude the second molar without tipping the crown mesially along with the first molar. One solution is to use a rectangular loop, with the wire inserted through the distal aspect of the second molar tube instead of from the mesial aspect. The aim of this study was to compare the load systems produced by a preactivated rectangular loop with a continuous vs a nickel-titanium wire for second molar intrusion

05/11/2018

The smiling patient on the cover is Nathaniel Eastwick. He was treated orthodontically by Dr. Jeff Y. Shao, who practices in The Woodlands, Texas.

29/10/2018

October 2018 Case Report Video

Severe unilateral scissors-bite with a constricted mandibular arch: Bite turbos and extra-alveolar bone screws in the infrazygomatic crests and mandibular buccal shelf
Angle S. A. Lee, Chris C. H. Chang, and W. Eugene Roberts
HsinChu City, Taiwan, Indianapolis, Ind, and Loma Linda, Calif

22/10/2018

October 2018 Research Video

Low level laser therapy increases interleukin - 1ß in gingival crevicular fluid and enhances the rate of orthodontic tooth movement, by Alissa Maria Varella, Ameet V. Revankar, and Anand K. Patil