THE EDITOR'S CORNERAs Ye Sow . . .EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDSAs Ye Sow . . . A number of years ago, the Chrysler Corporation had an aggressive marketing campaign that failed because it did not have a high-quality product. At about the same time, Digital Equipme... |
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The Customized FacemaskH.S. ORTON, OBE, BDS, FDS, DOrth RCS, J.H. NOAR, MSC, BDS, FDS, MOrth RCS, A.J. SMITH, MSC, BDS, FDS RCPS, MOrth RCSThe skeletal Class III malocclusion is characterized by mandibular prognathism, maxillary deficiency, or both.1,2 Such a patient has a retrusive nasomaxillary area and a prominent lower third of the f... |
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Potential Patients Are in Your OfficeCHARLENE WHITE, BSEvery orthodontist has about 6,000 potential patients each year sitting in the reception area. You don't believe it? If you have 1,000 scheduled patients per month, and half of these have one person e... |
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CLINICAL AIDElastomeric Ligature DispensersMAJ GLEN A. SMITH, DDS, MSElastomeric ligatures represent a cross-contamination problem that many orthodontists have yet to address. One proposed solution is to cut canes of ligatures into individual patient segments of 10 to ... |
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Designs and Applications of Palatal Expansion AppliancesANTHONY D. VIAZIS, DDS, MS, GEORGE VADIAKIS, DDS, LAMBROS ZELOS, DDS, ROBERT W. GALLAGHER, DDSMaxillary expansion appliances can be used to correct unilateral or bilateral posterior crossbites when the discrepancy between the upper and lower first molar and premolar widths is 4mm or more.1 The... |
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CASE REPORTOptiflex Archwire Treatment of a Skeletal Class III Open BiteM.F. TALASS, DDS, MSCOptiflex is a new orthodontic archwire that I designed to combine unique mechanical properties with a highly esthetic appearance (Fig. 1). Made of clear optical fiber, it comprises three layers (Fig. ... |
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Indirect-Bonded Bite Plate to Prevent Impingement on Ceramic BracketsRONALD B. COOPER, DDSWhen the upper teeth occlude on lower ceramic brackets in deep-bite cases, the extremely hard ceramic material can cause significant enamel wear, or the brackets can be sheared off by the occlusal for... |
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As Ye Sow . . . A number of years ago, the Chrysler Corporation had an aggressive marketing campaign that failed because it did not have a high-quality product. At about the same time, Digital Equipme...
The skeletal Class III malocclusion is characterized by mandibular prognathism, maxillary deficiency, or both.1,2 Such a patient has a retrusive nasomaxillary area and a prominent lower third of the f...
Every orthodontist has about 6,000 potential patients each year sitting in the reception area. You don't believe it? If you have 1,000 scheduled patients per month, and half of these have one person e...
Elastomeric ligatures represent a cross-contamination problem that many orthodontists have yet to address. One proposed solution is to cut canes of ligatures into individual patient segments of 10 to ...
Maxillary expansion appliances can be used to correct unilateral or bilateral posterior crossbites when the discrepancy between the upper and lower first molar and premolar widths is 4mm or more.1 The...
Optiflex is a new orthodontic archwire that I designed to combine unique mechanical properties with a highly esthetic appearance (Fig. 1). Made of clear optical fiber, it comprises three layers (Fig. ...
When the upper teeth occlude on lower ceramic brackets in deep-bite cases, the extremely hard ceramic material can cause significant enamel wear, or the brackets can be sheared off by the occlusal for...
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