Characterizing the orthodontic patient's purchase decision: A novel approach using netnography.

Introduction: A deeper and more thorough characterization of why patients do or do not seek orthodontic treatment is needed for effective shared decision making about receiving treatment. Previous orthodontic qualitative research has identified important dimensions that influence treatment decisions, but our understanding of patients' decisions and how they interpret benefits and barriers of treatment are lacking. The objectives of this study were to expand our current list of decision-making dimensions and to create a conceptual framework to describe the decision-making process.

Primary migration of a mini-implant under a functional orthodontic loading.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine whether cortical bone thickness and bone mineral density (BMD) can explain the primary migration of a mini-implant under a functional orthodontic tangential loading at the early stage following implantation.

Materials And Methods: Mini-implants were installed in human mandibular sections. A constant tangential load (2 N) was applied to the mini-implant under hydration.