“We are without allies amongst the Iraqi populace, including those who have benefited from the ouster of Saddam. . . . Across Baghdad, Latifiyah, Mahmudiyah, Salman Pak, Baqubah, Balad, Taji, Baiji, Ramadi, and just about everywhere else you can name, the people absolutely hate us. . . . The Iraqi people have not bought into what the Americans are selling, and no amount of military activity is ...

421 a Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University. b Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University. c Professor, e Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University. d Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, Chong-A Denta...

34 a Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, 2nd Stage of Brain Korea 21, School of Dentistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Chonnam National University. b Private Practice, Former Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. c Research Scientist, Korean Adult Occlusion Study Center. d Thomas M. and D...

Orthodontics is based upon the cellular response to biomechanical forces. However, little is known about the way cells respond to such forces. An experimental model has been designed to study the morphological and metabolic behaviour of human cells, subjected to cyclical or static mechanical loads. The model involves attaching human fibroblasts to silicone collagen-coated membranes, which are s...

BACKGROUND The most favorable feature of nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloys in orthodontics is producing constant forces in a wide deformation range. Ni-Ti closed coils produce compressive strength and can be used for several purposes such as space closure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the aging process (temperature changes and prolonged strain) on Ni-Ti closed coils and to ...

Rogério Lacerda dos Santos1, Marcos Farina de Souza2, Renato Torres Gonçalves3, Marco Aurélio Martins4, Margareth Maria Gomes de Souza5 1 Specialist in Orthodontics, Universidade Federal de Alfenas (Unifal), Alfenas (MG), Brazil; Master of Orthodontics, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil 2 Doctor of Biological Sciences, UFRJ; Titular Professor, UFRJ; Chie...

Orthodontic tooth movement is a physiologic response to externally applied forces; the motive forces are primarily mechanical. The optimal application of orthodontic force enables maximum movement of teeth with minimal irreversible damage of the periodontal ligament (PDL), alveolar bone, and teeth. Since arch wires are the main force system in orthodontics, it is important in clinical practice ...

In the present context of the public health directions, considering WHO main objective, that "all people of the world could reach the highest possible health level", in medicine, the accent is put on prevention. In spite of the important progresses achieved in orthodontics field, the treatment still remains a symptomatic one. In this context, we must ask ourselves what are the prevention theore...

The story of orthodontics during the first 100 years of Journal publication can be told through the people who lived it. As part of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics' Centennial Celebration, we present 100 people who most influenced the specialty during the last 100 years. Part 1 describes the orthodontic pioneers who were born in the 1800 s. They were broadly edu...

120 a Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University. b Professor, Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Oral Science Research Center, The Institute of Cranio-Facial Deformity, Yonsei University. Corresponding author: Chung-Ju Hwang. Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, 250, Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-75...