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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD
I once saw an interview with a singer who had just had three songs reach No. 1 on the country hit parade. The interviewer asked her what it felt like to be an overnight success. The singer, although s...
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JAI-MIN JEON DDS, MSD, HYUNG-SEOG YU DDS, MSD, PhD, HYOUNG-SEON BAIK DDS, MSD, PhD, JONG-SUK LEE DDS, MSD, PhD
Sagittal movement of the dentition in nonextraction cases is often difficult and time-consuming. The intermaxillary elastics used in Class II or Class III treatment require long-term cooperation, and ...
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CHEOL-HO PAIK DDS, PhD, SATOSHI NAGASAKA DDS, PhD, AYAO HIRASHITA DDS, PhD
Since Creekmore and Eklund first recognized the potential of skeletal anchorage in 1983,1 many authors have documented successful results using various types of skeletal anchorage devices in different...
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GIANLUIGI FIORILLO DDS, VALENTINA MAZZA DDS, FELICE FESTA MD, DDS
Deciduous teeth play an important role in the development of malocclusion. For example, a lateral crossbite can lead to asymmetrical mandibular growth; spacing and early loss of deciduous teeth can ca...
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CASE REPORT
W. RANDOL WOMACK DDS
Orthodontic treatment with the Invisalign* system has become more refined and complex over the past several years, thanks to the constant review and critique of treated cases by Align Technology and b...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
PATRICK ANHOURY DDS, MSD
A bonded or banded maxillary lingual arch with spurs is often used to treat anterior open bite caused by abnormal tongue posture or a fingersucking habit (Fig. A). The open bite is sometimes complicat...
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SUMIT YADAV BDS, FAGE, MADHUR UPADHYAY BDS, FAGE
Here is a simple and accurate chairside procedure for bonding a lower lingual retainer.
1. Fabricate a lower 3-3 or 4-4 retainer on the mandibular working cast (Fig. A).
2. Cut five or six small piece...
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