The October issue of the CDA Journal covers orthodontics.

Orthodontic Treatment
An introduction to the issue.
Robert L. Boyd, DDS, MEd

An Update on Present and Future Considerations of Aligners
This paper reviews the orthodontic treatment of six different patients who received removable aligners.
Robert L. Boyd, DDS, MEd; HeeSoo Oh, DDS, MS, PhD, Mohamed Fallah, BDS, MDS; and Vicki Vlaskalic, DBSc, MDSc

Orthodontic Treatment in the Early Mixed Dentition: Is This the Optimum Time to Start Care?
The pros and cons of initiating treatment at different ages are evaluated in this article.
Steven A. Dugoni, DMD, MSD, and Maryse M. Aubert, DDS, MA

Clinical Applications of Mini-implants as Orthodontic Anchorage and the Peri-implant Tissue Reaction Upon Loading
The basic clinical application of mini-implants as orthodontic anchorage are introduced in this paper.
Heon Jae Cho, DDS, MS, PhD

Pacific Craniofacial Team and Cleft Prevention Program
This article discusses the efforts by the craniofacial team at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry and other researchers to ultimately develop a specific protocol to prevent nonsyndromic orofacial clefts.
Marie M. Tolarová, MD, PhD, DSc; Donald Poulton, DDS; Maryse M. Aubert, DDS, MA; HeeSoo Oh, DDS,MS,  PhD; Thomas Ellerhorst, DDS, MS; Terezie Mosby, MS, RD, LDN; Miroslav Tolar, MD, PhD; and Robert L. Boyd, DDS, MEd

Current Clinical Research in Orthodontics: A Perspective
This paper explores the approach of the Craniofacial Research Instrumentation Laboratory to the systematic and rigorous investigation of the usual outcome of orthodontic treatment in the practices of experienced clinicians.
Sheldon Baumrind, DDS

Impressions/
Designing a User-friendly Web Site

Dr. Bob/
Unearthing Dentistry’s Origins
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS

Commentary/
Stepping Up to Meet a Great Need