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Birte Melsen was one of the first to loudly denounce that too many times the orthodontic market as a 10x faster speed rather than clinical research and scientific evidence. Manufacturer’s claim of benefits and orthodontic "miracles" can sometimes enchant the believers, disgust the sceptics and being welcomed more or less warmly by the rest of the orthodontic population. I believe that this is a trait of our profession, and we have to live with it

Accelerating orthodontic tooth movement is still a topic of active debate. Speakers presents nicely treated and “accelerated” patients in almost any orthodontic convention, while the literature started to provide some evidence that it does not change that much to use accelerating non-invasive devices.To keep updated easily on the latter scientific arguments, Kevin O’Brian’s blog it’s probably the best way as he has taken a keen interest in the matter and invariably post any new scientific update

As part of my professional life, I decided to keep a foot in the academic life dedicating this quality time to research. I am currently working in University of Geneva, with Prof. Kiliaridis, one day per week and running research projects with many Italian universities.My research interest is 3D imaging&to check for effectiveness of treatment regimens. I would like to share into details a paper that was recently published into Progress in Orthodontics (online early) that was born from a collabor

When it comes to correct a CLII malocclusion with braces, even though elastics represent an easy option, I rather prefer to use the Forsus pushrod appliance.