Mechanobiology of orthodontic tooth movement: An update.

The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the changes at the cellular and tissue level occurring during orthodontic force application. For the understanding of this process, knowledge of the mechanobiology of the periodontal ligament and the alveolar bone are essential. The periodontal ligament and alveolar bone make up a functional unit that undergoes robust changes during orthodontic tooth movement. Complex molecular signaling is responsible for converting mechanical stresses into biochemical events with a net result of bone apposition and/or bone resorption. Despite an improved understanding of mechanical and biochemical signaling mechanisms, it is largely unknown how mechanical stresses regulate the differentiation of stem/progenitor cells into osteoblast and osteoclast lineages. To advance orthodontics, it is crucial to gain a better understanding of osteoblast differentiation from mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells and osteoclastogenesis from the hematopoietic/monocyte lineage

Dentistry, 50 years as an academic study. Introduction |

In the Netherlands, the dentistry is an academic study. For younger colleagues, it is taken for granted, while for the older ones, it was a fiercely fought milestone achieved in 1947. Therefore, in 1997, we commemorate fifty years of dentistry as an academic study, a reason for the editorial team to ask several authors to contribute to the Dutch Journal of Dentistry on this theme. The central question is: what has the academicization of the study of dentistry yielded for the field, for the format and content of the educational program, and for the practicing dentist themselves

Het gezicht belicht:Illuminating the face

Editorial written on the occasion of the inaugural lecture by Professor Dr. A.M. Kuijpers-Jagtman at the Radboud University Nijmegen on February 11, 1993 on the occasion of the installment of an Endowed Chair by the Dutch Association of Orthodontists specifically aimed at dental and postgrduate education and research concerning cleft lip and palat

Dentistry, 50 years as an academic study. Introduction |

In the Netherlands, the dentistry is an academic study. For younger colleagues, it is taken for granted, while for the older ones, it was a fiercely fought milestone achieved in 1947. Therefore, in 1997, we commemorate fifty years of dentistry as an academic study, a reason for the editorial team to ask several authors to contribute to the Dutch Journal of Dentistry on this theme. The central question is: what has the academicization of the study of dentistry yielded for the field, for the format and content of the educational program, and for the practicing dentist themselves

Het gezicht belicht:Illuminating the face

Editorial written on the occasion of the inaugural lecture by Professor Dr. A.M. Kuijpers-Jagtman at the Radboud University Nijmegen on February 11, 1993 on the occasion of the installment of an Endowed Chair by the Dutch Association of Orthodontists specifically aimed at dental and postgrduate education and research concerning cleft lip and palat

The arrangement of transseptal fibers in rotated and non-rotated emerged teeth in beagle dogs |

Transseptal fibers of the periodontal ligament are thought to play a role in relapse after orthodontic correction of rotated teeth. The aim of this study was to compare the location of the attachment site and the arrangement of the transseptal fibers in rotated emerged and non-rotated emerged teeth. In five dogs, unilaterally, the first upper premolars were reimplanted into a rotated position, before emergence. Histological evaluation showed that in the experimental as well as in the control specimens transseptal fibers developed. In all cases transseptal fibers bridged the shortest distance between two adjacent teeth. It was concluded that the attachment site of the transseptal fibers is not determined by tooth anatomy itself, but by the tooth position and its orientation in the dental arch during transseptal fiber development

Erratum to: Transverse dental arch relationship at 9 and 12 years in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with infant orthopedics: a randomized clinical trial (DUTCHCLEFT)

The original version of the above article contained a mistakedue to incorrect alignment of entries in Tables 11 and 14during production. The entries are presented correctly below