Articles

An article on a spring to extrude palatally impacted cupids.

Dr O was on a dive trip in the Sea of Cortes near La Paz , Mexico where he met a fellow diver, on board, who was writing an article for the Russian Dive magazine Glubina (Ultimate Depth) about the trip. Mikhail Kisin, the author, enjoyed Dr. O’s photos and invited him to submit his photos to go along with the text to the article which appeared in the May 2008 issue of Glubina.

Dr O was featured in the Michigan Dental Association Journal photo contest in October 2008. His photo taken off the Bahamas in the summer of 2006 was runner up in the competition.

Dr Oppenhuizen was an early adopter in the use of TAD’s (temporary anchor devices). TAD’s are small bio-compatible screws used in the United States since 2004 to aid orthodontic tooth movement. This article was written to present one application of the TAD technology to the general dental community.

This article by Greg Huang talks about the perception of Evidence Based Dentistry among the dental community.

This article provides an overview on the scientific evidence for practicing early orthodontic treatment.

This study is an overview of early treatment to correct an overbite from evidence presented at the American Association of Orthodontists Symposium on Early Treatment.

Conclusions: There is temporary skeletal change as a result of phase I treatment but no detectable difference between 1-phase and 2-phase treatment for overbite by the end of full orthodontic treatment.

Two phase treatment is no more effective than 1-phase treatment. Two phase treatment did not reduce the time a child is in braces during a second stage of treatment.

Early treatment with Twin-block appliances resulted in reduction of over bite, correction of molar relationships, and reduction in severity of the malocclusion. Most of the correction was due to dental changes, but some was due to favorable skeletal change.

Early treatment with the Twin-block appliances resulted in an increase in self-concept and a reduction of negative social experiences. The subjects also reported treatment benefits that could be related to improved self-esteem.

This editorial presents an overview of the controversy with multiphase orthodontics and reviews findings from a study in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.

This study reviewed data collected from one office about the efficiency of two phase orthodontic treatment. The information is consistent with data from the Schulman Study Group (top tier orthodontic practices in the USA). Two phase treatment requires many more visits to the orthodontic office. It is half as efficient as one-step treatment with no improvement in outcome.