Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, iPad Version

Formerly called Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial, and after 14 years of life, it begun publishing an english version as well. That was at the start of 2010.


The brazilian journal now called Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics has launched an iPad app which is I believe the first of its kind for known orthodontic journals.


The first 6 issues will be free, and the app itself is free as well. I imagine that the in app subscriptions system will be activated after those 6 free issues, but nothing further is mentioned at this time.


Here's a screenshot from the app:

The iTune link

and the journal's website link : http://www.scielo.br/

The current issue consists of articles heavily focused at CBCT and 3D data oriented research material. Also an interesting interview of Dr.Cevidanes is included.

D.G.

DIOSPORT

Diosport is an intraoral device that serves to restore the muscle balance of the body and thus allow the athlete to develop their true high performance.

This device works by decompression and reposition of the mandible by means of high-tech electronic mandibular deprogramming, objective measurement of masticatory muscles using surface electromyography and mandibular kinetography.

In conclusion, the stability is achieved by repositioning the jaw, allowing the muscle chains to operate in perfect harmony and increasing the airway providing better oxygenation.

For those interested in this subject I recommend to search for publications in the website of Diosport

http://diosport.com.br

N.S.D.

New Orthodontic Journal

Since last week it is possible to purchase online the new Orthodontic Journal named "The Art and Practice of Dentofacial Enhancement".

http://www.quintpub.com/journals/wjo/journal_contents.php?journal_name=WJO&current=1

The former World Journal of Orthodontics appears with a completely new structure.

The editor-in-chief, Dr. Rafi Romano, together with his associate editor, Dr. Marc Ackerman, organized the Journal in 10 categories:

AJODO, Point and Counterpoint.

When a new editor takes over a journal usually there's changes following. The fairly new editor of the American Journal Dr. Vincent Kokich is certainly putting an efford to introduce new features to the journal and its readers.

One of those features is the Point - Counterpoint section, that consists of two articles on the same topic analyzing it from different prospectives. The idea is very interesting and clinically orientated as well, as this kind of controversial topics usually come from decisions that clinicians have to make over a dilemma of some sort.

For those of you who are not aware of this new section at the AJODO this month's edition hosts two articles concerning congenital missing lateral incisors. This is a topic that Dr Kokich has been involved with for years.

My NCBI Website Update

The http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ is used by most of the researchers in the field of medicine, dentistry, biology and biotechnology.

It helps the online research workload with saved searches and live alerts of new articles as it becomes available. The website has seen a recent and very interesting update. It is all explained at the following embedded youtube video. For any additional videos of this kind feel free to visit their youtube account at http://www.youtube.com/user/NCBINLM

D.G.

Lingual Orthodontics

Lingual Orthodontics is growing in Brazil!!!

After the tremendous success of the 1st meeting, is time for the 2nd LINGUAL MEETING that will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, during 17th - 18th of June.

The highest level of brazilian speakers on Lingual Orthodontics are expected for this event.

The meeting has the support of the ABOL (Associação Brasileira de Ortodontia Lingual - Brazilian Association of Lingual Orthodontics)

For those of you who want to know more about this meeting please visit the following website:

http://www.2lingualmeeting.com.br/site/

N.S.D.