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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
LARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSD
When in Doubt, Cut It OutWhen I was invited to speak to the Nebraska Orthodontic Society recently, one of the chief appeals was the opportunity to enjoy a famous Omaha steak, which turned out to be ev...
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JAY TYLER, CDT
When the acrylic of a screw-driven orthodontic appliance breaks, it is essential to repair the appliance and get it back in the patient's mouth as quickly as possible. The following is a simple repair...
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BIRTE MELSEN, DO, VASSILI FOTIS, DDS, MSD, CHARLES J. BURSTONE, DDS, MSD
Many Class II patients are treated by extraction to reduce maxillary overjet and to obtain normal lower molar relationships.1 The composite T-loop spring has been advocated for space closure when ante...
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JOHN C. BENNETT, LDS DOrth, RICHARD P. McLAUGHLIN, DDS
The management of most orthodontic cases can be divided into six distinct but overlapping stages of treatment: anchorage control, leveling and aligning, overbite control, overjet reduction, space clos...
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CASE REPORT
L. GEORGE UPTON, DDS, MS, STEVEN M. SULLIVAN, DDS
Patients who have both mandibular prognathism and clinical signs of TMJ internal derangement, such as popping, clicking, pain, catching, and locking, may be candidates for modified condylotomies. This...
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CLINICAL AID
JAMES R. BEDNAR, DDS, MS, GARY W. GRUENDEMAN, DDS
Bands that are tried in the mouth should be sterilized before sizing and reuse, since they are often seated sub-gingivally and can come in contact with blood. Unfortunately, it is difficult to sterili...
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