1Student of Masters in Orthodontics, Department of Odontopediatrics and Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (FO-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 2Master in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (FO-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 3Master in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Dental School, Federal ...

* Student at the graduate program in Orthodontics (Master’s) UNICID. Faculty, Specialization Course in Orthodontics IOM/UNIG (RJ). Faculty, Specialization Course in Orthodontics ABO/ Niterói (RJ). Coordinador, Department of Orthodontics, General Policlinic, Rio de Janeiro. ** Doctorate Faculty, Craniofacial Rehabilitation Hospital / University of São Paulo (USP-Bauru). *** Associate Faculty, Or...

The most dominant, dynamic, and influential figure in the specialty of orthodontics was Edward H. Angle (1855-1930). He is regarded as the “Father of Modern Orthodontics.” Through his leadership, orthodontics was separated from the other branches of dentistry (e.g., crown and bridge, prosthetics), and the result was the specialty of orthodontics. Angle was the first to limit his practice to ort...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface roughness (SR) of 2 types of orthodontic archwires made by 4 different manufacturers. METHODS This in vitro experimental study was conducted on 35 specimens of 7 different orthodontic archwires, namely, 1 nickel-titanium (NiTi) archwire each from the manufacturers American Orthodontics, OrthoTechnology, All-Star Orthodontics, and...

Department of Orthodontics, People’s College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Orthodontics, SJM Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India Department of Orthodontics, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

INTRODUCTION In this study, we aimed to compare treatment efficacy and postsurgical stability between minimal presurgical orthodontics and conventional presurgical orthodontics for patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion. METHODS Forty patients received minimal presurgical orthodontics (n = 20) or conventional presurgical orthodontics (n = 20). Lateral cephalograms were obtained before ...

1Kamal Bajaj, 2Pooja Rathee, 3Pradeep Jain, 4Vasim Raja Panwar 1Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics, Government Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4Clinical Assistant, Department of Orthodon...

Anne Marie Renkema*, Piotr S. Fudalej**, Alianne Renkema***, Ewald Bronkhorst**** and Christos Katsaros***** *Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands, **Department of Orthodontics, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ***Department of Orthodontics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, ****D...

Modern treatment of adult patients with complex dental problems often requires an interdisciplinary collaboration between different specialties of dental medicine among them frequently orthodontics: interdisciplinary orthodontics. Good diagnostic tools and easy communication are essential in such complicated cases. Computer technology has an increasing impact in the practice of orthodontics; ev...

191 Assistant Professor, Professor, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University. Visiting Scholar, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center. Former Student, Department of Orthodontics, Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry, Ewha Womans University. Associate Professor, Division of Orthodontics, Depa...