Elastic Chain Premaxillary Retraction Appliance Does Not Increase Inter-Canthal Dimension in Patients with Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.

Objective: To determine if the elastic chain premaxillary retraction (ECPR) appliance increases inter-medial and inter-lateral canthal dimension in patients with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate (BCLP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Specialized tertiary care facility.

Changes in the Vertical Dimension After Orthodontic Treatment in Response to Different Premolar Extraction Patterns.

Introduction: Premolar extractions in orthodontics can relieve dental crowding and affect incisor inclination. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare changes to the facial vertical dimension after orthodontic treatment with different premolar extraction patterns and non-extraction treatment.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study.

The efficacy of anterior open bite closure when using Invisalign's optimized extrusion versus conventional attachments.

Background: Clear aligners are reported to control anterior open bites. Despite this, anterior extrusion remains difficult with aligners. Optimized extrusion attachments on incisors may facilitate anterior extrusion to correct open bite with Invisalign.

Quantifying the efficacy of overbite reduction in patients treated with clear aligners using optimized versus conventional attachments.

Background: Deep overbite has been shown to be difficult to correct with clear aligners. Optimized deep bite attachments are reported to facilitate deep bite correction with aligners. The aim of this retrospective study was to quantify the efficacy of deep bite correction with aligners when using optimized versus conventional attachments.

Craniofacial Anthropometry: Normative Data for Caucasian Infants.

Purpose: Craniofacial anthropometry is a valuable tool for characterization of facial dysmorphology and evaluation of treatment outcomes. Databases of normal anthropometric ranges are limited for infants. The aim of this study is to establish normative data for craniofacial anthropometric measurements in Caucasian infants.

Augmentation of the Median Tubercle with Dermis-Fat Graft in Children with Repaired Cleft Lip.

Background: Deficiency of the median tubercle is a common residual deformity after repair of cleft lip. The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in labial contour after insertion of a dermis-fat graft.

Methods: Patients with repaired cleft lip who underwent secondary dermis-fat grafting of the median tubercle between 2012 and 2015, along with preoperative and greater than or equal to 3-month postoperative three-dimensional photographs, were included.