What’s “Trend”ing in Orthodontic literature?

2016 marks the commencement of the 6 th volume of "APOS Trends in Orthodontics". Its been a momentous journey, that we have deeply cherished. This editorial focuses on the bigger picture: The orthodontic publishing arena,as it exists today! What are we reading, and what is getting published in journals worldwide? The number of orthodontic residency programs are increasing globally;and so are the numbers of orthodontic journals. "More", definitely denotes greater material to peruse; however, does it also imply meaningful and relevant information? This question does open up a Pandora's box. Analyses of a lot published data points to a large proportion of published research lacking methodological rigor, to be reliable enough for answering clinical questions. nce, it is important to understand the intrinsic characteristics of a publication, i.e., topic, origin, basic or applied research, authorship demographics, constituent components of affiliation, and other variables. In light of increasing interest in evidence-based orthodontics, the availability of high-quality evidence is another important factor. ere have been a few studies investigating orthodontic journals from 1993 onward that have aimed to analyze the types of articles and their authorship characteristics in three orthodontic journals -American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO), the Angle Orthodontist (AO), and European Journal of Orthodontics (EJO). However none of these studies have focused on the topics that these articles have addressed.