selected publications academic article Buccal bone graft with surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion in young adults; A cone beam computerized tomographic comparative study. Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science. 22:47-52. 2019 Bone density assessment following stem cells therapy /corticotomy in the treatment of mild dentoskeletal class III malocclusion; cone beam tomographic study. Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science. 21:427-432. 2018 Stem cells in orthodontics : A Review. Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science. 21:433-441. 2018 Effects of rapid maxillary expansion on the cranial and circummaxillary sutures. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 140:510-519. 2011 article Treatment effects of Herbst appliance in skeletal Class II cases during pre-pubertal and post-pubertal periods: A cone-beam computed tomographic study