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David L. Turpin Award for Evidence-Based Research Past Winners

In December 2010, the Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists approved the creation of a new award to be given annually by the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. This award honors Dr. David L. Turpin, Editor of the AJO-DO from 2000 to 2010. It is given to the highest-rated systematic review published in the AJO-DO during the previous year. This award was given for the first time in 2012.

Updated: January 24, 2025

YearAuthorsTitleCitation
2025Maurice J. Meade, Brianna Poirier, and Emilija D. JensenThe quality of web-based orthodontic information: a scoping reviewAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2024;166:313-29
2024Tiffany H. Park, Jia-Hong Lin, Chun-Hsi Chung, Zhong Zheng, and Chenshuang Li  The skeletal and dental age advancements of children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysisAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2023;164:325-39
2023David W. Chambers and Disha Thakkar San Francisco, CA, USAConsistency of orthodontists’ clinical decisions: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and theory developmentAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2022;161:497-509
2022Noha Orabi, Carlos Flores-Mir, Tarek Elshebiny, Sherif Elkordy, and Juan Martin Palomo
Cleveland, OH		Pharyngeal airway dimensional changes after orthodontic treatment with premolar extractions: A systematic review with meta-analysisAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2021;160:503-15
2021Moaiyad Moussa Pacha, Padhraig S. Fleming, and Ama Johal London, England, United KingdomComplications, impacts, and success rates of different approaches to treatment of Class II malocclusion in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysisAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2020;158:477-94
2020Christina I. Theodorou, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, and Frank A. D. T. G. Wagener Nijmegen and Groningen, The Netherlands, and Jakarta, IndonesiaOptimal force magnitude for bodily orthodontic tooth movement with fixed appliances: A systematic review  Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2019;156:582-92  
2020Klaus Barretto dos Santos Lopes Batista, Badri Thiruvenkatachari, and Kevin O’Brien Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Manchester, United KingdomIntention-to-treat analysis: Are we managing dropouts and missing data properly in research on orthodontic treatment? A systematic reviewAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2019;155:19-27  
2019  Georgios Kouvelis, Konstantinos Dritsas, Ioannis Doulis, Dimitrios Kloukos, and Nikolaos Gkantidis; Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece and Bern Switzerland    Effect of orthodontic treatment with 4 premolar extractions compared with nonextraction treatment on the vertical dimension of the face: A systematic review.    Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop  2018; 154:175-187  
2018Hanieh Javidi, Mario Vettore, and Philip E. Benson; Sheffield, United KingdomDoes orthodontic treatment before the age of 18 years improve oral health-related quality of life? A systematic review and meta-analysisAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017;151:941-948
2017Jordan A. Lamberton, Larry J. Oesterle, W. Craig Shellhart, Sheldon M. Newman, Ricky E. Harrell, Terri Tilliss, Neha Singh, and Clifton M. Carey; San Francisco and Napa, Calif, and Aurora, ColoComparison of pain perception during miniscrew placement in orthodontic patients with a visual analog scale survey between compound topical and needle-injected anesthetics: A crossover, prospective, randomized clinical trialAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016;149:15-23
2016Weitao Liu, Yanheng Zhou, Xuedong Wang, Dawei Liu, Shaonan Zhou; Beijing, ChinaEffect of maxillary protraction with alternating rapid palatal expansion and constriction vs expansion alone in maxillary retrusive patients: A single-center, randomized controlled trialAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2015;148:641-651
2015Jonathan Sandler, Alison Murray, Badri Thiruvenkatachari, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Paul Speight, and Kevin O’Brien; Chesterfield, Derby, Manchester, and Sheffield, United KingdomEffectiveness of 3 methods of anchorage reinforcement for maximum anchorage in adolescents: A 3-arm multicenter randomized clinical trialAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2014;146:10-20
2014Greg J. Huang, Brie Roloff-Chiang, Brian E. Mills, Salma Shalchi, Charles Spiekerman, Anna M. Korpak, Jeri L. Starrett, Geoffrey M. Greenlee, Ross J. Drangsholt, and Jack C. Matunas; Seattle and Bellevue, Wash, and Boise, IdahoEffectiveness of MI Paste Plus and PreviDent fluoride varnish for  treatment of white spot lesions: A randomized controlled trialAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013;143:31-41
2013Spyridon N. Papageorgiou, Ioannis P. Zogakis, and Moschos A. Papadopoulos; Bonn, Germany, Jerusalem, Israel, and Thessaloniki, GreeceFailure rates and associated risk factors of orthodontic miniscrew implants: A meta-analysisAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012;142:577-595
2012Giulio Alessandri Bonetti, Matteo Zanarini, Serena Incerti Parenti, Ida Marini, and Maria Rosaria Gatto; Bologna, ItalyPreventive treatment of ectopically erupting maxillary permanent canines by extraction of deciduous canines and first molars: A randomized clinical trialAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2011;139:316-323