PUBLISHED BY Wright Publishing Group, Inc. 1120 Pinellas Bayway South, #205 Tierra Verde, FL 33715 (727) 343-5600 E-mail: lisa@wrightgrp.com www.wrightgrp.com and science. As the poem from author Dorothy Law Nolte mentions, children learn and become what they live. As general dentists and pedodontists who provide orthodontic care, we provide much more of a service than just the science of straighten-ing teeth for our developing young patients. We have opportunities and an obligation to recognize and stop orofacial deformities before they become worse. We have opportuni-ties to help change “with what a child is living”. We are more than just tooth fixers and straighteners. There is also an art to the treatment we perform gained through our experience and observations of providing early treatment to so many young faces. We possess a skill and knowledge and rely on the science we have learned and prac-ticed to change the lives and affect the future health of our adult, and especially our young, patients. As you read through this issue, you will find a number of articles related to the art and science of early treatment. Dr. Leonard Cara-pezza, the “godfather” of early treatment, has provided us with a guest editorial in Random Thoughts of 50 years of Clinical Pediatric Orthodontics. In addition, he has contributed an article, and Dr. Carapezza will elaborate on the Art of Early Treatment as observed through his over 50 years of providing and teaching orthodon-tics and the evidence-based science behind it. Also, we are afforded the oppor-tunity to have two great articles by Dr. Chris Baker showing the science and art of early treatment as it affects the health of your young growing child patients. Nasal breathing and proper oxygenation rely so much on getting tonsils and adenoids evaluated, but early treat-ment to make sure the maxilla is expanded and addressing and treat-ing habits is also vital to correct what a child is having to live with. The roof of the mouth is the floor of the sinuses. Waiting to address issues of oxygenation and the proper size of a maxilla can be detri-EDITOR’S WELCOME mental to a child’s health, develop-ment and life. In addition, Dr. Baker will look at how a child’s self-image and the psychological aspects of facial form are an important part of what a child lives with. The more we believe we look good, the more positive our self-view becomes and the higher our IQ blossoms. Dr. Elsa and Juan Echeverri have contributed another outstanding case study involving the correction of a developing Class III in a five-year-old patient. As the authors state “pediatric and general dentists can change the appearances and lives of patients by addressing medi-cal issues such as airway constric-tion, mastication, feeding, articula-tion and speech issues that, when resolved, improve their quality of life”. Early orthodontic care to prevent further orthodontic defor-mities is a must to improve what a child is living with. This issue’s authors have over 170 years of clinical experience in the treatment of children and the need for early orthodontic intervention. We finish this issue with a review of aerosol risk in orthodontic and pedi-atric treatment by Dr. Gary Schul-man. Keeping our young patients safe is an important part of advancing what they are living with during this pandemic and any future outbreak. It has been over 500 years since Leonardo died. During that time, our world and environment has trans-formed at an extraordinary rate, but our fundamental nature as human beings has not changed. As Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses – espe-cially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Make sure you see how every-thing is connected. Make sure that what a child is living with is the best possible chance to grow up to be mentally, physically and socially the best possible person they can be. They will appreciate it and so will the world as well. ADVERTISING SALES Emily Tarr (205) 563-9313 E-mail: etarr@orthodontics.com ANNUAL MEETING EXHIBIT MANAGER Tom Chapman American Orthodontic Society 11884 Greenville Avenue, Suite 112 Dallas, TX 75243 (972) 234-4000 E-mail: TChapman@orthodontics.com ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL POLICY The American Orthodontic Society welcomes advertising in its publications as an important means of keeping the orthodontic practitioner informed of new and better products and services for the practice of orthodontics. Such advertising must be factual, dignified, tasteful and intended to provide useful product and service information. These standards apply to all product-specific promotional material submitted to the American Orthodontic Soci-ety. The publication of an advertisement is not to be construed as an endorsement or approval by the American Orthodontic Soci-ety unless the advertisement specifically includes an authorized statement that such approval or endorsement has been granted. The fact that an advertisement for a product, service or company has appeared in an Amer-ican Orthodontic Society publication will not be referred to in collateral advertising. The American Orthodontic Society reserves the right to accept or reject advertising at its sole discretion for any product or service submitted for publication. COPYRIGHT © 2021. Journal of the American Orthodontic Society. The material in each issue of the JAOS is protected by copyright. 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