Founded in 1915 Volume 129 Number 4 April 2006

Copyright © 2006 by the American Association of Orthodontists

CONTENTS
COVER
On the cover: Histologic photographs from an article by Drs Vinod Krishnan and Ze’ve
Davidovitch contribute to this month’s emphasis on the biology of tooth movement. Their article
appears in our new Online Only section. The smile belongs to Jessica Duncan, who was treated
by Dr Mark W. Johnston, Marietta, Ga (Photo courtesy of Keiko Guest Photography).

EDITORIAL
Research award winners shine in 2006 453
David L. Turpin, Editor-in-Chief, Seattle, Wash

READERS’ FORUM
Board certification upon graduation in Canada 454
David B. Kennedy, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

February issue hits the mark 455

Theodore Eliades, Nea Ionia, Greece

Deferred extraction option for Class II subdivision malocclusion 455

Jayaram Mailankody, Calicut, India

Outcome assessment of Invisalign and traditional orthodontic treatment and subsequent 455
commentaries
Anthony L. Maganzini, Bronx, NY

A glimpse into the future 455

Elliott M. Moskowitz, New York, NY

CORRECTIONS 457

SPECIAL ARTICLE
Current concepts in the biology of orthodontic tooth movement 458
Richard S. Masella and Malcolm Meister, Fort Lauderdale, Fla

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ONLINE ONLY
Cellular, molecular, and tissue-level reactions to orthodontic force
Vinod Krishnan and Ze’ev Davidovitch, Tamilnadu, India, and Cleveland, Ohio

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Morphology of the temporomandibular joint in subjects with Class II Division 2 470
malocclusions
Elias G. Katsavrias, Athens, Greece

Evaluation of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint by panoramic 479

radiographs compared with magnetic resonance imaging
Sug-Joon Ahn, Tae-Woo Kim, Dong-Yul Lee, and Dong-Seok Nahm, Seoul, South Korea

Herbst appliance therapy and temporomandibular joint disc position: A prospective 486
longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study
Luís Antônio de Arruda Aidar, Márcio Abrahão, Hélio K. Yamashita, and Gladys Cristina Dominguez,
São Paulo, Santos, Brazil

Lateral cephalometric characteristics of malocclusion patients with temporomandibular joint 497

disorder symptoms
Chung-Ju Hwang, Sang-Jin Sung, and Suk-Joo Kim, Seoul, South Korea

Physical properties of root cementum: Part 7. Extent of root resorption under areas of 504
compression and tension
Eugene Chan and M. Ali Darendeliler, Sydney, Australia

Palatal displacement of canines and maxillary skeletal width 511

Maryam Saiar, Joe Rebellato, and Rose D. Sheats, Rochester, Minn

Dentoalveolar and skeletal changes associated with the pendulum appliance followed by 520
fixed orthodontic treatment
Fernanda Angelieri, Renato Rodrigues de Almeida, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida, and Acácio Fuziy,
Bauru, Lins, and Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

A comparison of dental arch forms between Class II Division 1 and normal occlusion 528
assessed by euclidean distance matrix analysis
Qiong Nie and Jiuxiang Lin, Beijing, China

The child perception questionnaire is valid for malocclusions in the United Kingdom 536
Kevin O’Brien, Jean L. Wright, Frances Conboy, Tatiana Macfarlane, and Nicky Mandall, Manchester,
United Kingdom

Effect of light-tip distance on the shear bond strengths of resin-modified glass ionomer 541
cured with high-intensity halogen, light-emitting diode, and plasma arc lights
Maria Francesca Sfondrini, Vittorio Cacciafesta, Andrea Scribante, Andreas Boehme, and
Paul-Georg Jost-Brinkmann, Pavia, Italy, and Berlin, Germany

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets with 3 self-etch adhesives 547
Neslihan Arhun, Ayça Arman, Çaǧla Sesen, Erdem Karabulut, Yonca Korkmaz, and Saadet Gokalp,
Ankara, Turkey
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Comparison and measurement of the amount of anchorage loss of the molars with and 551
without the use of implant anchorage during canine retraction
Badri Thiruvenkatachari, A. Pavithranand, K. Rajasigamani, and Hee Moon Kyung, Tamil Nadu, India, and
Daegu, South Korea

Effects of endothelin antagonist tezosentan on orthodontic tooth movement in rats 555

Martina Drevenšek, Špela Sprogar, Ivana Boras, and Gorazd Drevenšek, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Correlation between mandibular incisor crown morphologic index and postretention stability 559
Marcos Roberto de Freitas, Renata Cristina Faria Ribeiro de Castro, Guilherme Janson,
Karina Maria Salvatore Freitas, and José Fernando Castanha Henriques, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil

CASE REPORT
Chincup therapy for a young woman with anterior displacement and obtuse angle of the 562
mandible in Class I malocclusion
Takao Kuroda, Toshio Deguchi Sr, Toru Kageyama, and Ichiro Kawahara, Tokushima City and
Nagano-ken, Japan

SPECIAL ARTICLE
Appropriate use of the designation of ABO certification: A Statement by the American Board 571
of Orthodontics
Allen H. Moffitt, Peter M. Greco, and Lynn D. Fleisher, Murray, Kentucky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
Chicago, Illinois

Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 8: The cephalometer takes its place in the orthodontic 574
armamentarium
Norman Wahl, Sequim, Washington

AAO CONTINUING EDUCATION

Questions and registration form 581
Michael Rennert, Editor

TECHNO BYTES
Rapid prototyping as a tool for diagnosis and treatment planning for maxillary canine 583
impaction
Jorge Faber, Patrícia Medeiros Berto, and Marcelo Quaresma, Brasília, Brazil

REVIEWS AND ABSTRACTS

A cephalometric assessment of children treated with two serial extraction patterns followed 590
by fixed orthodontic treatment
Marlo Anneene Miller, Memphis, Tenn

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ORTHO NEWS
News, comments, and service announcements 591

DIRECTORY: AAO OFFICERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

The American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, the American Board of 592
Orthodontics, the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Board of Directors,
and the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics

CONTENTS
Editor’s Choice 10A
David L. Turpin, Editor-in-Chief

READERS’ SERVICES
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