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For many years, it has been a pleasure to read The Angle Orthodontist and discuss the different publications with my residents. The April issue of 2001 led me to some questions, which I would like to share with you.
The first comment relates to the clinical conclusion following the excellent paper by Franchi et al1 that indicates the association between the use of functional appliances and the changes seen in the study. However, no sentence on the fact this study was based on a Class I normal occlusion group, who, fortunately, do not need this kind of treatment, appeared in the text.
The second comment relates to the article written by Rudolph et al.2 It is an excellent study with a good Introduction and sound Materials and Methods sections. However, the results as published in the text do not have substantial and sound support in the related tables. For example, where can we see linear relationships in the tables? I believe that the Results section should be completely revised. In addition, Figures 2 and 3 indicate the existence of arrows, which are absent in my copy.
Every force application on a tooth can initiate the inflammatory process, which leads to root resorption. Therefore, I believe, that the clinical implication of this study should have related directly to the subject itself (force distribution) and not to a phenomenon that actually was not studied.
I am not sure who is responsible for those comments.
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