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Multiple linear regression analysis

Publication date: April 2016 Source:American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 149, Issue 4 Author(s): Nikolaos Pandis (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)
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Leaving something behind

Publication date: April 2016 Source:American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 149, Issue 4 Author(s): Laurance Jerrold (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)
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User acceptance of a touchless sterile system to control virtual orthodontic study models

Conclusions This study supports the adoption of this promising development for a sterile touch-free patient record-management system. (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

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Soren Kierkegaard

“Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.”
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Diagnosis and conservative treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion with anterior crossbite and asymmetric maxillary crowding

Publication date: April 2016 Source:American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Volume 149, Issue 4 Author(s): Linda L.Y. Tseng, Chris H. Chang, W. Eugene Roberts A man, aged 28 years 9 months, came for an orthodontic consultation for a skeletal Class III malocclusion (ANB angle, ?3°) with a modest asymmetric Class II and Class III molar relationship, complicated by an anterior crossbite, a deepbite, and 12 mm of asymmetric maxillary crowding. Despite the severity of the malocclusion (Discrepancy Index, 37), the patient desired noninvasive camouflage treatment. The 3-Ring diagnosis showed that treatment without extractions or orthognathic surgery was a viable approach. Arch length analysis indicated that differential interproximal enamel reduction could resolv…
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Objective vs subjective analyses of arch form and preformed archwire selection

Conclusions The objective method improved wire adaptation to the clinical bracket points. Agreement among orthodontists regarding wire selection will improve significantly when they are trained to use the software. (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)
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Comparison and reproducibility of 2 regions of reference for maxillary regional registration with cone-beam computed tomography

Conclusions The 2 regions of regional maxillary registration showed similar results and adequate intraobserver and interobserver reproducibility values. (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)
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BoneCeramic graft regenerates alveolar defects but slows orthodontic tooth movement with less root resorption

Conclusions BoneCeramic has better osteoconductive potential and induces less root resorption compared with Bio-Oss grafting and naturally recovered extraction sites. (Source: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)
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Researchers analyze potentially hazardous dental drill debris under composite fillings

While dental drills, or burs, are used extensively in dentistry to mechanically prepare tooth structures for fillings, little is known about the bur debris left behind in the teeth and whether it…
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John Gunther

“Count Hermann Keyserling once said truly that the greatest American superstition was belief in facts.”
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