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December 2007
Volume 41, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Miniscrew Complications

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Once seen as a controversial method of treatment, the miniscrew, or Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD), as it is generally called today, has become a routine component of most orthodontic practices' arm...

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Long-Term Experience with Direct-Bonded Retainers: Update and Clinical Advice

BJÖRN U. ZACHRISSON DDS, MSD, PhD

The use of fixed lingual retainers in orthodontics is increasing,1 and the various options now available to the clinician allow more differentiated retention than ever before. Bonded retainers have ad...

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2007 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth and Staff Data

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PhD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

In the first part of this series on the 2007 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, we reported trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration over the quarter-century since the first biennial s...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING Communicating with Young Patients: Look, Listen, Learn, and Lead

DIANE J. MILBERG DDS, MSD

(Editor’s Note: This quarterly JCO column is compiled by Contributing Editor Robert Haeger. Every three months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practic...

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PEARLS

Placing Torque in a Continuous T-Loop Archwire

PAWAN GAUTAM BDS, MDS, ASHIMA VALIATHAN DDS, MS

Clinicians often notice a retroclination of the incisors during anterior retraction with low-friction or loop mechanics. An increase in anterior torque may be needed at this stage to achieve proper in...

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Undesirable Canting of the Occlusal Plane During Orthodontic Treatment

CÁTIA CARDOSO ABDO QUINTÃO DDS, MS, PhD, PRISCILA TAYAH GARCIA ESPERÃO DDS, JOSE AUGUSTO MENDES MIGUEL DDS, MS, PhD, MARCO ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA ALMEIDA DDS, MS, PhD

Vertical positioning of the anterior teeth is assessed through the clinician's initial observation of the patient's facial dynamics, facial expression, and smile, followed by a frontal examination.1 T...

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Root Damage and Repair after Contact with Miniscrews

B. GIULIANO MAINO MD, DDS, FRANK WEILAND DMD, PhD, ALESSANDRO ATTANASI DMD, BJORN U. ZACHRISSON DDS, MSD, PhD, TAMER BUYUKYILMAZ DDS, MSD, PhD

Various auxiliary devices have been introduced in recent years for skeletal anchorage, including "onplants",1 implants,2 microplates,3 and miniscrews.4,5 Of these, miniscrews have been used most frequ...

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