I often tell my students not to forget that thesuccess of your orthodontics tomorrow is a resultof your studies, your reading, and your dedicationtoday! As Philip Pullman already said:“We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tablesof do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence.”Reading, moreover, opens the windowsof understanding and awakens from sleep towisdom.

Professor Murilo Fernando Neuppmann Feres wasborn in Araxá/MG and obtained his diploma at theRibeirão Preto School of Dentistry of the Universityof São Paulo in 2002. Four years after he graduated,he specialized and became a Master of Orthodonticsat the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.He concluded his studies at the Federal University ofSão Paulo, where he obtained the degree of Doctorof Medicine, assessing outcomes in Otorhinolaryngologythat were useful in orthodontic...

INTRODUCTION: The simplification of orthodonticplanning has been the rule in recent years, reaching theextreme of orthodontists delegating this responsibility—which, ultimately, is what justifies the existence of ourspecialty—to some companies. The adoption of rigorousdiagnostic and planning protocols, as well as the knowledgeand application of the correct biomechanics, aredifferentials that allow the clinician to master all the stepsof the treatment, with better quality results....

INTRODUCTION: Dental transposition and impactionare disorders related to ectopic eruption or failure ofdental eruption. Transposition between the lateral incisorand the canine usually occurs in the maxilla, being ananomaly rarely observed in the mandible. Transpositioncorrection represents a great challenge in orthodonticmechanics, especially in complete transpositions,requiring more complex strategies to perform the rootmovement of the involved teeth. OBJECTIVE: This articlepresents an...

INTRODUCTION: Some patients with gingival smile (GS)can be treated exclusively with Orthodontics. Cases thatpresent as etiological factors the extrusion/lingualizationof maxillary incisors and/or maxillary dentoalveolarprotrusion require the correction of excessive gingivaldisplay to be performed by means of dentoalveolarmovement. OBJECTIVE: This article will analyze therelationship between anterior GS and maxillary incisorinclination, identifying whether the required orthodonticcorrection...

INTRODUCTION: Space maintenance after prematureloss of primary second molars is imperative to preventmesialization of the permanent first molar, particularlyif it has not yet erupted. The distal shoe and its variationsare among the types of space maintainers described in theliterature. However, due to the need to insert it subgingivallyto achieve direct contact with the alveolar bone, itbecomes the main way for infectious agents. Therefore itis an orthodontic appliance rarely used in...

OBJECTIVE: To present the case report of a 27-year-oldmale patient who sought treatment for correcting malpositionedmandibular teeth, prior to implant placement, and toenhance smile aesthetics. CASE REPORT: He had a Class Icanine relationship on the right side and Class II on the leftside, and severe mesial tipping and infraocclusion of themandibular left first molar, which rendered the presenceof two occlusal planes. TREATMENT: Treatment consistedof using segmented mechanics with two...

INTRODUCTION: Clear Aligner therapy has been provenefficient in correction of anterior open bite and can bebrought about by posterior intrusion or anterior extrusion.It is considered that clear aligners are efficient in posteriorintrusion and not efficient with anterior extrusion, andoften requires the usage of adjuncts like intraoral elastics.OBJECTIVE: This case report demonstrates an efficientstaging protocol and attachment geometry planning withthe Invisalign system, to bring about...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article was to report theclinical case of a patient with Angle Class III malocclusionand anterior open bite. CASE REPORT: The patient hadpreviously undergone orthodontic treatment, whichfailed to correct the malocclusion. The present treatmentconsisted of orthodontic-surgical planning, withmaxillary advancement and counterclockwise rotationof the mandible, for anterior open bite correction, andadvancement genioplasty. CONCLUSION: The resultsobtained at the end of...

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that root resorptions do nothave systemic causes, by revising historical concepts andtwo doctoral theses on the subject. METHODOLOGY: Asynthesis of the two theses will be presented, so that theycan be assimilated by orthodontic clinicians. DISCUSSION:In the past, results and concepts were related to trying to usesystemic causes as a way of justifying iatrogenesis, whichwere generally associated with technological limitationsthat existed. CONCLUSION: In cases of root...