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{"title":"Cephalometric evaluation of the craniofacial complex in hemifacial microsomia treated with an internal distraction osteogenesis device: A case series of 3 patients with a ≥12-year follow-up.","authors":"Peter Joohak Lee, Evan Sea-Hon Yen, Reena Khullar, Kang Ting","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Distraction osteogenesis has been the preferred treatment modality for patients with hemifacial microsomia. Although an immediate improvement in facial asymmetry is noted at the completion of the procedure, long-term data regarding postdistraction stability is rare. In this study, a ≥12-year follow-up was conducted on patients who underwent distraction osteogenesis to examine the long-term stability of the surgical procedure. This study aimed to evaluate the cephalometric distraction relapse tendency after ≥12 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three patients with hemifacial microsomia who underwent distraction osteogenesis were recalled, and their records were taken. Multiple measurements, such as mandibular length, ramus height, maxillary height, occlusal height, and chin position, were made to record the changes in the mandible and maxilla from posteroanterior and 45° lateral oblique cephalograms after ≥12 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mandibular length, ramus height, maxillary height, chin deviation, occlusal cant, and the interantegonial plane angle showed immediate improvements after distraction. After ≥12 years of distraction, the mandibular length, maxillary height, and occlusal height remained relatively stable, but the ramus height and chin deviation were unstable, resulting in an increase in facial asymmetry.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A combination of decreased growth and postsurgical relapse on the affected side contributes to the continuous worsening of facial asymmetry. Dentoalveolar remodeling contributed to even more facial asymmetry into adulthood. Thus, overcorrection was needed to reduce and overcome the degree of long-term facial asymmetry after growth completion.</p>","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143774839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Long-term changes in skeletal and airway dimensions in patients treated with headgear compared with untreated control subjects.","authors":"Ahmed I Masoud, Salma H Ghoneim","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term skeletal and airway changes associated with the use of headgear and to compare these changes to a group of untreated control subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample included 2 Class II groups: a group treated with cervical headgear and a group of untreated control subjects, with 30 subjects in each group. Lateral cephalograms were taken at 3 time points: pretreatment (T1), posttreatment (T2), and long-term postretention (T3), and a single examiner performed skeletal and airway measurements. Paired samples t test was used to compare T1, T2, and T3 skeletal and airway measurements within the groups, and independent samples t test was used to compare treatment (T2 - T1), posttreatment (T3 - T2), and overall (T3 - T1) skeletal and airway changes in the treatment group compared with the control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant decrease in the SNA (3.1°) and an increase in the SN-PP (1.5°) in the treatment group at T2 (P <0.001), which remained significant at T3 (P <0.05). In addition, there was a significant short-term increase in the mandibular plane angle and a decrease in SNB (P <0.05). Paired t tests showed no significant change in airway width within the treatment group (P >0.05). The independent samples t test showed no significant differences in any of the changes in airway variables between the groups (P >0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of headgear did not result in any change in airway width, both short-term and long-term. A decrease in SNA and an increase in SN-PP were found with the use of the headgear, and these changes remained stable for up to 8 years posttreatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143781340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Peer Reviewers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00097-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00097-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Pages A11-A14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Information for readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00081-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00081-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Page A9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"April 2025","authors":"Dr Allen H. Moffitt (CE Editor)","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Pages 502.e1-502.e2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Closed vs open surgical exposure of palatally displaced canines: Patients’ perceptions of recovery, operating time, and complications—A 2-center randomized controlled trial","authors":"Lucete Fernandes Færøvig ,&nbsp;Tore Bjørnland ,&nbsp;Anders Magnusson ,&nbsp;Rune Lindsten ,&nbsp;Nikolaos Pandis ,&nbsp;Krister Bjerklin ,&nbsp;Vaska Vandevska-Radunovic","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.11.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.11.014","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Introduction&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;The objective of this trial was to compare, in a 3-week follow-up, patients’ perceptions of recovery, surgery time, and complications related to surgical exposure of palatally displaced canines (PDCs) with either the closed or the open techniques.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study was a 2-center, 2-arm parallel randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio. A total of 100 participants with PDC from 2 university clinics, aged &lt;16 years, with unilateral or bilateral PDCs with cusp tip position in sectors II-IV, were randomly allocated to either closed-exposure or open-exposure techniques. Outcomes related to surgery and surgery/dressing removal interventions were analyzed by blinded assessors. Patients’ perceptions during both interventions and the week postinterventions were evaluated using take-home questionnaires, which included 3 question types: visual analog scale (VAS) questions about pain/discomfort, binary questions about analgesic intake, and open questions about complications. Surgical duration and professional-reported complications were assessed in patient journals. Mixed models with random intercepts were used to examine the effects of treatment on VAS scores (Gaussian model) and the use of analgesics (logistic model). Linear regression was used to examine the effect of the treatment on the operation. Statistical significance was set at &lt;0.05.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;A total of 92 participants were included with no baseline differences between the intervention groups. There were no significant differences in patient perceptions between the centers. The open approach showed higher VAS scores for pain (coefficient, 8.58 [95% confidence interval, 2.29-14.88]; &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt;0.01) and discomfort (coefficient, 9.15 [95% confidence interval, 2.33-15.98]; &lt;em&gt;P&lt;/em&gt; &lt;0.01) from the exposure operation onwards, with nonsignificantly higher scores for patients with bilateral than unilateral PDCs. No pain/discomfort score differences were observed between treatment groups or between patients with bilateral or unilateral PDCs at surgery/dressing removal intervention. There were no differences in analgesic intake after surgery, but there was significantly more consumption after suture/dressing removal with the closed technique. Overall, a shorter duration was observed for the open technique, particularly when no flap surgeries were performed. Few complications were detected and were more common in the open group.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;There was more pain and discomfort in the open group during surgery and the following week; however, no difference was observed during suture/dressing removal or the week after. There was increased analgesic intake in the closed group after suture dressing removal. Open surgical exposure required a shorter time, particularly when no flap surgery was performed. Complications were sparse and more common in the open group.&lt;/div&gt;","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Pages 382-398"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What is risk management (and why should I care?)","authors":"Christopher A. Roberts ,&nbsp;Robert E. Varner","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.12.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2024.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Pages 379-381"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Top Reviewers of 2024","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00096-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0889-5406(25)00096-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Page A10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘The American Board of Orthodontics: Scenario-based clinical examination development and preparation’","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Page 377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Courtesy counts","authors":"Peter M. Greco","doi":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50806,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics","volume":"167 4","pages":"Page 378"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143715024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}