Concepts

Drs. Larry W. White and Francesca Scilla Smith discuss their chosen method of bracket bonding Introduction Every orthodontic textbook and countless articles about bracket placement have emphasized the importance of proper bracket positions. Still, there is no complete agreement regarding these locations, and in fact, orthodontists continue to receive recommendations that vary widely regarding this

Dr. John L. Hayes says that a grading system can help increase communication with patients Abstract Introduction This article proposes a grading system for the severity of a patient’s skeletal maxillary transverse deficiency. Although there are medical staging systems available to grade the severity of medical maladies for improved communication, there is presently no grading

Drs. Vishal Parashar, Rupali Balpande, Amil Sharma, Snehal Markandey, Neetish Shriram Chavhan, and Gayatri Deshmukh survey doctors about their preferred course of treatment Abstract Introduction Spacing is a main concern that can hamper the patient’s esthetics. Space closure, whether in the anterior or the posterior region, is a major concern. Spacing in the anterior region

Drs. Larry W. White and Francesca Scilla Smith offer a technique to simplify a complex and lengthy procedure Introduction Nothing slows the completion of orthodontic therapy as the failure of impacted mandibular second molars to erupt or achieve eruption through surgery and subsequent orthodontic intervention.  Still, surgical intervention adds to the cost, trauma, and duration

Dr. Suhail A. Khouri discusses the clinical benefits of wire bending Introduction When superelastic archwires entered orthodontic practice, their 100% spring-back elastic property created the lightest and most consistent force delivery range, which exceeds by far the elasticity increase obtainable by wire bending. They revolutionized teeth alignment without loop bending. But the impossibility of bending