An explosion of technological advances has influnced the present and future treatment of virtually all rthognathic surgery and orthodontic patients. The fficiency, duration, affordability, and convenience of uch treatment will be changed forever. This JOMS ssue describes how a paradigm shift will take place y a global revolution of surgical education by virtual maging technology and robotic sur...

Dr. Hong is Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, Chong-A Dental Hospital, and Clinical Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Drs. Lim and Heo are in the private practice of orthodontics in Seoul. Dr. Heo is also a Clinical Professor, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. Dr. Ahn is an As...

Matheus Melo Pithon; Rogério Lacerda dos Santos; Carla D’Agostini Derech; Carlos Nelson Elias; Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas; Lincoln Issamu Nojima DDS, Specialist in Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil; Student of the Doctor’s Degree Program in Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DDS, Student of the Master’s Degree Prog...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this literature systematic review was to evaluate the possible association between malocclusions, orthodontic treatment and development of temporomandibular disorders. MATERIAL AND METHODS A search was carried out on PubMed-Medline database from January 2000 to August 2013 using the keywords "orthodontics and temporomandibular disorders", "orthodontics and facial pain" a...

Orthodontics is the correction of irregularities of the teeth and jaws. Although frequently thought to be a modern concept, orthodontics was being taught in the United Kingdom by at least 1880.1 At that time, Oakley Coles was lecturing on congenital deformities to students at London's National Dental Hospital (later to become the dental department of University College Hospital) and its associa...

This article reviews the various methods of three-dimensional (3D) imaging in orthodontics including the origin and history. Various technologies of 3D imaging applicable to the field of orthodontics such as Structured light ,Stereophotogrammetry, 3D Facial Morphometry, Dynamic stereometry, Laser scanning,Magnetic resonance imaging, Computed tomograghy, Cone beam computerized tomography.Present...

1Department of Dentofacial Orthopaedics and Orthodontics, Division of Facial Abnormalities, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 2Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland 3Department of Dentofacial Orthopaedics and Orthodontics, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 4Department of Orthodo...

1Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia; 2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Stomatology Pančevo, University Business Academy, Novi Sad, Serbia; 3Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, Kragujevac, Serbia; 4Department of Orthodontics, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; 5Private Dental Practice “Ma...

Alveolar distraction osteogenesis: a systematic literature review Lili Yang, Eduardo Yugo Suzuki, Boonsiva Suzuki Lili Yang, Eduardo Yugo Suzuki, Boonsiva Suzuki 1 D.D.S, Student of Doctor of Philosophy Program in Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University. 2 D.D.S, Ph.D, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty ...

* DDS, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor of Orthodontics. Rehabilitation Hospital of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo Bauru/SP, Brazil. ** Master of Orthodontics, São Paulo City University (Unicid), São Paulo/SP, Brazil. *** Head of the Masters Course in Orthodontics of the São Paulo City University, Unicid, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. **** Professor of the Postgraduat...