title: Taking stock: a critical perspective on contemporary orthodontics.
abstract: This essay briefly considers some underlying concerns about the direction of clinical research in orthodontics. The field is viewed from a personal perspective as things are now, as they are becoming, and as I believe they should be.
authors.affiliation: University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. crilbaum@pacbell.net
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baumrind
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002508:Cephalometry; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003792:Dental Records; D018865:Dental Research / Q000639:trends; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000639:trends*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010347:Patient Care Planning