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03 ortho 1 2016 editorial | Dear Reader, Welcome to ortho magazine! I’m happy to announce the relaunch of the international magazine of orthodontics, which staring from now will have a firm position in the DTI portfolio. ortho covers the most significant developments in the field, with the intention of providing comprehensive knowledge and information on the latest technology that can profitably be integrated into treatment concepts. We aim to serve as an educational tool, as well as present innovative treatment mechanisms as they are developed. In the past 20 years, the orthodontic industry has experienced tremendous change followed by massive growth of the market. This expansion can be observed especially in the adult market. Usually when people think about orthodontists they think about children wearing braces, but nowadays it is changing. The overall number of adult patients has increased by over 20 per cent and today one in every five orthodontic patients is an adult. How is this trend influencing modern orthodontics? And how will it affect your dental office? We will try to find answers to these questions in this issue of ortho magazine, inside which you will find very well-illustrated and documented articles on clear aligners, vibration therapy, rapid maxillary expansion (RME) as well as new product information and events previews. Dr Luis Carrière, developer of the Carrière Motion Class III Appliance, explains advantages of this new approach, Dr TaeWeon Kim presents possibilities of orthodontic treatment with eCligner System, and Dr Amit Lala describes benefits which vibration therapy could bring to orthodontics. RME screws are the main topics of two industry reports, as well as the intra-oral photobiomodulation (PBM) which could decrease orthodontic treatment time. The interview with with Dr Graham Gardner, President of the European Aligner Society (EAS), is also infor- mative; he explains the principles of aligner therapy and EAS’s objectives. I hope you will find this issue illuminating and that the knowledge you gain is applicable in your daily practice. Enjoy reading our first issue of 2016! Yours faithfully, Magda Wojtkiewicz Managing Editor Magda Wojtkiewicz 12016