There are questions about whether the devices are necessary or just another body modification for aesthetic purposes.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and aspects of the clinical practice of orthodontists and periodontists, regarding lower fixed orthodontic retainers. Methods: The ...

Objective: To assess, during rapid maxillary expansion, the plaque index (PI) and the gingival index (GI) of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate(UCLP) using ...

Achieving precise, comfortable, and asymmetric maxillary expansion remains a clinical challenge in orthodontics. Conventional expanders, such as the Hyrax, depend on manual activation by caregivers, ...

Every night before bedtime, my daughter tilts back her head so that a pair of metal plates inside her mouth can be cranked apart another quarter of a millimeter. We turn a jackscrew with a wire tip; ...

iDental Family Dentistry and Orthodontics is one of the largest orthodontic-focused practices serving Racine and Kenosha counties. The practice provides orthodontic care for patients of all ages in a ...