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href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-019-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-019-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/comparing-posterior-airway-space-changes-in-class-iii-patients-treated-with-face-mask-and-reverse-chin-cup/">Comparing posterior airway space changes in Class III patients treated with face mask and reverse chin cup</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Maziar Farhadi, Abdolreza Jamilian, Mahsa Khademi, Korosh Majidi, Vincenzo Grassia, Ludovica Nucci, Michele Simeone</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_107_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_107_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_107_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/comparing-posterior-airway-space-changes-in-class-iii-patients-treated-with-face-mask-and-reverse-chin-cup/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' 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elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.19-25</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5776" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5776 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5776 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-026-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-026-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/effects-of-mini-implant-anchorage-on-mandibular-rotation-and-esthetic-outcomes-in-hyperdivergent-skeletal-class-ii-malocclusion-treatment/">Effects of mini-implant anchorage on mandibular rotation and esthetic outcomes in hyperdivergent skeletal Class II malocclusion treatment</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Vo Thi Thuy Hong, Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Pham Thi Thu Hang, Pham Anh Tuan, Hoang Viet, Tran Thi Kim Lien</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_92_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_92_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_92_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/effects-of-mini-implant-anchorage-on-mandibular-rotation-and-esthetic-outcomes-in-hyperdivergent-skeletal-class-ii-malocclusion-treatment/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/effects-of-mini-implant-anchorage-on-mandibular-rotation-and-esthetic-outcomes-in-hyperdivergent-skeletal-class-ii-malocclusion-treatment/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=d633e47b6fa822bfd8d439c4a80453114ycutmjG9Ik=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=d633e47b6fa822bfd8d439c4a80453114ycutmjG9Ik=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.26-32</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5774" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5774 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5774 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-033-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-033-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/novel-cytotoxicity-of-nano-coated-orthodontic-micro-implants-an-in-vitro-study/">Novel cytotoxicity of nano-coated orthodontic micro-implants: An <i>in vitro</i> study</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Samer Salim Othman, Mohammed Q. Albagdaly, Mohammed Nahidh, Mohammed Abdullah Hameed, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_78_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_78_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_78_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/novel-cytotoxicity-of-nano-coated-orthodontic-micro-implants-an-in-vitro-study/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/novel-cytotoxicity-of-nano-coated-orthodontic-micro-implants-an-in-vitro-study/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=89d36eb46f8d6501b39a27bb70e32c26RKCVKmGDkJk=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=89d36eb46f8d6501b39a27bb70e32c26RKCVKmGDkJk=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 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category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-042-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-042-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/anatomic-considerations-during-placement-of-mandibular-retromolar-miniplates-for-orthodontic-anchorage-a-study-of-the-characteristics-of-retromolar-fossa/">Anatomic considerations during placement of mandibular retromolar miniplates for orthodontic anchorage – A study of the characteristics of retromolar fossa</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Pooja Navin Sharma, Sharanya Sabrish, G. S. Prashantha, Roshan Sagarkar, Silju Mathew, Sathyashree Krishnamurthy</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_1_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_1_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_1_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/anatomic-considerations-during-placement-of-mandibular-retromolar-miniplates-for-orthodontic-anchorage-a-study-of-the-characteristics-of-retromolar-fossa/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/anatomic-considerations-during-placement-of-mandibular-retromolar-miniplates-for-orthodontic-anchorage-a-study-of-the-characteristics-of-retromolar-fossa/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=0cf04c82460cb003fed5a0b651984b8an7GR5Rjwyek=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=0cf04c82460cb003fed5a0b651984b8an7GR5Rjwyek=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.42-48</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5758" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5758 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5758 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-049-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-049-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/the-perception-of-facial-esthetics-with-regard-to-different-buccal-corridors-and-facial-proportions/">The perception of facial esthetics with regard to different buccal corridors and facial proportions</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Babak Sayahpour, Sara Eslami, Brenda Schulz, Mauricio Gonzalez Balut, Nicolas Plein, Vincenzo Grassia, Ludovica Nucci</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_105_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_105_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_105_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/the-perception-of-facial-esthetics-with-regard-to-different-buccal-corridors-and-facial-proportions/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/the-perception-of-facial-esthetics-with-regard-to-different-buccal-corridors-and-facial-proportions/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=1e7934414908d4449cc8fa58976f4d41DJmrG/XsndU=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=1e7934414908d4449cc8fa58976f4d41DJmrG/XsndU=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.49-58</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5561" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5561 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5561 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='https://apospublications.com'><img src='https://apospublications.com/elements/journal/APOS/cover.png?2063338662' alt='APOS Trends in Orthodontics' title='APOS Trends in Orthodontics' style="max-width:75%;max-height:75%;width:auto;height:auto;border:1px solid #cccccc"></a></center></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/orthodontic-patient-satisfaction-validation-of-an-arabic-patient-satisfaction-questionnaire/">Orthodontic patient satisfaction: Validation of an Arabic patient satisfaction questionnaire</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Reem A. Alansari</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_38_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_38_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_38_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/orthodontic-patient-satisfaction-validation-of-an-arabic-patient-satisfaction-questionnaire/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/orthodontic-patient-satisfaction-validation-of-an-arabic-patient-satisfaction-questionnaire/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=649935e3f00a3af105ce561bd5371f2cqbqrngJnGPI=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=649935e3f00a3af105ce561bd5371f2cqbqrngJnGPI=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.59-63</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5558" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5558 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5558 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-064-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-064-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/assessing-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-quality-of-evidence-reported-in-the-leading-orthodontic-journals/">Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of evidence reported in the leading orthodontic journals</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Khadijah Magaji Abubakar, Nada Tashkandi, Donald Ferguson, Maha Fouad, Eman Allam</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_43_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_43_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_43_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/assessing-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-quality-of-evidence-reported-in-the-leading-orthodontic-journals/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/assessing-the-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-on-the-quality-of-evidence-reported-in-the-leading-orthodontic-journals/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a>| <a href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=f35ca5f9314a3501c1278eb7493f335avpFJtFUZhHg=' class='pdf-icon-common'><img src='https://apospublications.com/pdf-icon-transparent-7.png' width='15' height='15' alt='PDF Icon'>PDF </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/view-pdf/?&article=f35ca5f9314a3501c1278eb7493f335avpFJtFUZhHg=' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.64-69</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5508" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5508 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5508 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-original-article tag-original-article issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-070-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-070-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/the-effect-of-the-presence-of-brackets-on-the-reliability-of-measurements-made-on-three-dimensional-digital-models/">The effect of the presence of brackets on the reliability of measurements made on three-dimensional digital models</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Esra Tuhan Kutlu, Nurver Karsli</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_204_2023'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_204_2023</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_204_2023' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/the-effect-of-the-presence-of-brackets-on-the-reliability-of-measurements-made-on-three-dimensional-digital-models/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/the-effect-of-the-presence-of-brackets-on-the-reliability-of-measurements-made-on-three-dimensional-digital-models/' 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elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ece09" data-id="77ece09" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3fb6209 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode" data-id="3fb6209" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="shortcode.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-shortcode"><a href='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/APOS-15-078-g001.png' class='thickbox custome-thickbox' style='border:1px solid #ccc;'><img src='/content/9/2025/15/1/img/thumb_APOS-15-078-g001.webp' alt='Article figure' width='250' height='250'> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1437265" data-id="1437265" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-33d3a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="33d3a86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Original Article</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder-in-adult-orthodontic-treatment-candidates-according-to-the-index-of-treatment-need/">Body dysmorphic disorder in adult orthodontic treatment candidates according to the index of treatment need</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Maryam Shiazi, Maryam Tofangchiha, Ayda Taheri, Aydin Pirzeh</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_183_2023'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_183_2023</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_183_2023' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2c69c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b2c69c7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href='https://apospublications.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder-in-adult-orthodontic-treatment-candidates-according-to-the-index-of-treatment-need/' class='pdf-icon-common'>Full text </a><a target='_blank' href='https://apospublications.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder-in-adult-orthodontic-treatment-candidates-according-to-the-index-of-treatment-need/' class='new-window-icon'><img src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' 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class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.78-85</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5670" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5670 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-case-report tag-case-report issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div data-elementor-type="loop" data-elementor-id="1700" class="elementor elementor-1700 elementor-location-archive post-5670 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-case-report tag-case-report issue-2024-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-article-single" data-elementor-post-type="elementor_library"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c77769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2c77769" data-element_type="section"> <div 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class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Peter Ngan, Dami Kim, Guoqiang Guan</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5cd1b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5cd1b08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-summary-doi' style='color: gray !important;'><a target='_blank' href='https://dx.doi.org/10.25259/APOS_56_2024'>DOI: 10.25259/APOS_56_2024</a></span><span class='__dimensions_badge_embed__' data-doi='10.25259/APOS_56_2024' data-style='small_rectangle'></span><script language='javascript' src='https://badge.dimensions.ai/badge.js' charset='utf-8'></script> </div> </div> <div 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src='https://apospublications.com/new-window.png' width='10' height='10' alt='New Window Icon'> </a><br/></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea883fc" data-id="ea883fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6306891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6306891" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <span class='article-page-number' style='color: gray !important;'>p.86-92</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> <article id="post-5419" class="elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-5419 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-case-report tag-case-report issue-2023-0-1 issue-2025-15-1 ast-col-sm-12 ast-article-post"> <div 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</div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading" data-id="6ad9239" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-title.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h5 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href="https://apospublications.com/the-use-of-korat-modified-nasoalveolar-molding-devices-in-patients-with-unilateral-complete-cleft-lip-and-palate-with-a-5-year-follow-up/">The use of Korat-modified nasoalveolar molding devices in patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate with a 5-year follow-up</a></h5> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bada339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bada339" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p> <span class='article-summary-author' style='color: gray !important;'>Pongjai 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} document.getElementById('ClueEntry').innerHTML = Result; } function EnterGuess(Across,ClueNum,x,y,BoxId){ if (document.getElementById(BoxId) != null){ var Guess = document.getElementById(BoxId).value; var AnsLength = GetAnswerLength(Across,x,y); EnterAnswer(Guess,Across,AnsLength,x,y); } } function SplitStringToPerceivedChars(InString, PC){ var Temp = InString.charAt(0); if (InString.length > 1){ for (var i=1; i<InString.length; i++){ if (IsCombiningDiacritic(InString.charCodeAt(i)) == true){ Temp += InString.charAt(i); } else{ PC.push(Temp); Temp = InString.charAt(i); } } } PC.push(Temp); } function EnterAnswer(Guess,Across,AnsLength,x,y){ Guess = Guess.toUpperCase(); var PC = new Array(); SplitStringToPerceivedChars(Guess, PC); var i=x; var j=y; var Letter = 0; while (Letter < AnsLength){ if (Letter < PC.length){ G[i][j] = PC[Letter]; if (document.getElementById('L_' + i + '_' + j) != null){ document.getElementById('L_' + i + '_' + j).innerHTML = PC[Letter]; } } if (Across == true){ j++; 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