Progress in Orthodontics is a fully open access journal owned by the Italian Society of Orthodontics and published under the brand SpringerOpen.

It is a premier journal of international scope that fosters orthodontic research, including both basic research and development of innovative clinical techniques, with an emphasis on the following areas:

- Mechanisms to improve orthodontics

- Clinical studies and control animal studies

- Orthodontics and genetics, genomics

- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) control clinical trials

- Efficacy of orthodontic appliances and animal models

- Systematic reviews and meta analyses

- Mechanisms to speed orthodontic treatment

Progress in Orthodontics will consider for publication only meritorious and original contributions. These may be:

• Original articles reporting the findings of clinical trials, clinically relevant basic scientific investigations, or novel therapeutic or diagnostic systems

• Review articles on current topics

• Articles on novel techniques and clinical tools

• Articles of contemporary interest

Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two referees.

All accepted articles are published free of charge.

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