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July 2004
Volume 38, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Hammers, Nails, and Misdiagnosis

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

The 20th-century psychologist Abraham Harold Maslow is remembered as both the father of contemporary humanistic psychology and the developer of the famous "Hierarchy of Needs", which is almost a catec...

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A New Device for Surgical Splint Construction

SANG-DUCK YANG DDS, MSD, PHD

Dentoalveolar compensations that can occur as a result of skeletal jaw dysplasia include changes in the cant or vertical level of the occlusal plane. Generally, the more severe the skeletal discrepanc...

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CLINICAL AID

A New Tissue Retractor for Molar Banding

GERARD A. PERRET JR. DDS

To correct second molar positions, many orthodontists use bonded tubes, which can often be placed before the teeth have fully erupted. Other clinicians choose to wait until the second molars can be su...

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Use of a Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander in Cleft-Palate Cases

M. CEM CANIKLIOGLU DDS, PHD

After closure of a cleft lip and palate, the patient often experiences a collapse of the maxillary fragments, resulting in a poor occlusion and an inability to chew properly.1-5 While early surgical i...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Atlas of Cosmetic Dentistry: A Patient's Guide

ELLIOTT MOSKOWITZ DDS, MSD

MARK J. LANDAU, DDS40 pages, 127 color illustrations. $198. 2003.Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc.555 Kimberly DriveCarol Stream, IL 60188. (800) 621-0387www.quintpub.com Orthodontic treatment today i...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Lower Molar Distalization and Retention

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

To move lower molars distally or to preserve lower molar anchorage, which of the following do you use, and how effective would you rate these methods? Respondents were asked to indicate any of a numbe...

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A Clinical Comparison of LED and Halogen Curing Units

WILLIAM LAYMAN DMD, TATSUKI KOYAMA PHD

Light-cured adhesives, introduced by Newman in 1964,1 are now the most popular means of bonding orthodontic brackets. These composite resins contain camphorquinones2--photoiniators that, when activate...

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The Lingual Plain-Wire System with Micro-Implant Anchorage

HEE-MOON KYUNG DDS, MS, PHD, HYO-SANG PARK DDS, MS, PHD, SEONG-MIN BAE DDS, MS, JAE-HYUN SUNG DDS, MS, PHD, IL-BONG KIM DDS, MS, PHD

Despite their esthetic advantages,1 lingual orthodontic appliances have not gained widespread popularity since their introduction in the 1970s.2-10 The short interbracket distances require especially ...

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Anchorage Control after Air-Rotor Stripping

CARLOS A.E. TAVARES DDS, MS, PHD, CRISTIANE O. JUCHEM DDS

Interproximal enamel reduction is an alternative to extraction of permanent teeth or expansion of the dental arches in cases of mild to moderate crowding, with arch-length discrepancies of 4-8mm.1-3 T...

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