September 2026 Issue Highlights 2026 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures Part 1 Results and Trends: Diagnostics and Appliances Trends in U.S. orthodontic practices since 1986 are examined in this first installment of a four-part report, covering the diagnostic records and appliance systems in use today and how their adoption has shifted over time.

September 2026 Issue Highlights An Integrated AI Platform for Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment PlanningFree Access An AI platform combining diagnosis, treatment planning, staging, and outcome simulation in a single workflow, with orthodontist verification at each critical stage, is applied to a 12-year-old patient with moderate crowding, illustrating how AI can streamline case preparation while keeping clinical decisions in the orthodontist’s hands.

September 2026 Issue Highlights JCO INTERVIEWS Dr. Frédérick Berardinelli on Orthodontic Finishing Dr. Berardinelli outlines the 16 Key Elements of finishing from his Angle Society thesis, covering bracket repositioning, archform control, functional occlusion, enameloplasty, crown anatomy and gingival heights before debonding, and retention, offering clinicians a structured checklist for evaluating every case before appliance removal.

September 2026 Issue Highlights A Hybrid Approach to Class II Correction: Clear Aligner Therapy Combined with Temporary Anchorage Device-Supported Distalization LEE, KOOK, HONG, CHOI Transdisciplinary Treatment in Implant Rehabilitation of an Upper Central Incisor RANIERE LUIZ DOS SANTOS SOUSA, CLAUDINE SOUSA, RICARDO SOUSA, MEDEIROS, JULIASSE PEARLS Innovative Force Delivery for Posterior Segment Mesialization MUMTAZ DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE Case #17, Part 2: Treatment REDDY, HARISH CASE REPORT Hemisection of a Fused Maxillary Central Incisor with a Supernumerary Lateral Incisor in a Patient with Significant Maxillary CrowdingFree Access MONTES, ABEDI, URIBE Complete table of contents