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Wayne G. Watson Award for Biologic or Experimental Research Past Winners

In September 2012, 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. Wayne G. Watson, Editor of the AJO-DO from 1978 to 1985. It will be given to the highest-rated biologic or experimental study published in the AJO-DO during the previous year.

Updated: January 24, 2025

YearAuthorsTitleCitation
2025Yuken Jiang, Hengyi Lin, Yiling Chen, Yuanchen Lan, Han Wang, Taincheng Li, Zhiai Hu, and Shujuan ZouPiezo1 contributes to alveolar bone remodeling by activating β-catenin under compressive stressAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2024;165:458-70
2024Lu Zhao, Yoshiro Matsumoto, Sachiko Iseki, and Takashi Ono  Effects of short-term orthodontic force application on the root at different developmental stages in rat maxillary molarsAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2023;163:531-9
2023Christina Seong, Po-Jung Chen, Zana Kalajzic, Shivam Mehta, Ambika Sharma, Ravindra Nanda, Sumit Yadav, and Eliane H. Dutra Farmington, CT, USAVitamin E enriched diet increases the rate of orthodontic tooth movementAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2022;161:687-97
2022Yina Li, Laura Anne Jacox, Shannon Coats, Jane Kwon, Peng Xue, Na Tang, Zou Rui, Xiaoyu Wang, Yong-Il Kim, Te Ju Wu, Yan-Ting Lee, Sing Wai Wong, Chia Hui Chien, Chih-Wen Cheng, Ryan Gross, Feng-Chang Lin, Henry Tseng, Jennifer Martinez, and Ching-Chang Ko
Columbus, OH		Roles of autophagy in orthodontic tooth movement

 		Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2021;159:582-93
2021Chisato Minamoto, Ken Miyazawa, Masako Tabuchi, Miyuki Hirano, Manami Mizuno, Mamoru Yoshizako, Yasuyoshi Torii,a Yuichirou Asano, Takuma Sato, Makoto Kawatani, Hiroyuki Osada, Hatsuhiko Maeda, and Shigemi Goto Nagoya and Saitama, JapanAlteration of tooth movement by reveromycin A in osteoprotegerin-deficient miceAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2020;157:680-9
2020Pamela G. Genno, Georges M. Nemer, Savo Bou Zein Eddine, Anthony T. Macari, Joseph G. Ghafari
Beirut, Lebanon		Three novel genes tied to mandibular prognathism in eastern Mediterranean familiesAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2019: 156: 104–112.e3
2019Tadasu Sugimori, Masaru Yamaguchi, Mami Shimizu, Jun Kikuta, Takuji Hikida, Momoko Hikida, Yoshiki Murakami, Masaaki Suemitsu, Kayo Kuyama, and Kazutaka Kasai; Matsudo, Chiba, JapanMicro-osteoperforations accelerate orthodontic tooth movement by stimulating periodontal ligament cell cyclesAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2018; 154:788-796
2018Sari Fukaya, Hiroyuki Kanzaki, Yutaka Miyamoto, Yuki Yamaguchi, and Yoshiki Nakamura; Yokohama, JapanPossible alternative treatment for mandibular asymmetry by local unilateral IGF-1 injection into the mandibular condylar cavity: Experimental study in miceAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2017;152:820-829
2017Peter An V. Truong, Phillip M. Campbell, Elias D. Kontogiorgos, Reginald W. Taylor, Hee-Moon Kyung, and Peter H. Buschang;
Irvine, Calif, Dallas, Tex, and Daegu, Korea		Effect of longitudinal flutes on miniscrew implant stability and 3-dimensional bone formationAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016;150:950-957

2016*		Aaron Swapp, Phillip M. Campbell, Robert Spears, and Peter H. Buschang; Dallas, Tex.Flapless cortical bone damage has no effect on medullary bone mesial to teeth being movedAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2015;147:547-558
2016*Tori Matthys, Hong An Ho Dang, Katherine L. Rafferty, and Susan W. Herring; Seattle, Wash.Bone and cartilage changes in rabbit mandibular condyles after 1 injection of botulinum toxinAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2015;148:999-1009
2015Lauren Ohlenforst Carney, Phillip M. Campbell, Robert Spears, Richard F. Ceen, Ana Cláudia Melo, and Peter H. Buschang; Dallas, Tex, and Curitiba, Paraná, BrazilEffects of pilot holes on longitudinal miniscrew stability and bony adaptationAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2014;146:554-564
2014Young-Seok Kim, Su-Jung Kim, Hyun-Joo Yoon, Peter Joohak Lee, Won Moon, and Young-Guk Park; Seoul, Korea, and Los Angeles, CalifEffect of piezopuncture on tooth movement and bone remodeling in dogsAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2013;144:23-31
2013Silvana Rodrigues de Albuquerque Taddei, Ildeu Andrade, Jr, Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Thiago Pompermaier Garlet, Gustavo Pompermaier Garlet, Fernando de Queiroz Cunha, Mauro Martins Teixeira, and Tarcília Aparecida da Silva; Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and Ribeirão Preto and Bauru, São Paulo, BrazilRole of CCR2 in orthodontic tooth movementAm J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012;141:153-160

* Two articles had identical scores