THE EDITOR'S CORNERFailing to WinLARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSDAt one time or another, I have joined four professional groups that required the submission of patient records for peer review. Of course, like everyone else, I displayed my best and most complete tre... |
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Inverted Labial Bow Appliance for Class III TreatmentFULUNG WANG BDSVarious methods have been proposed for the correction of Class III malocclusion.1-5 Although most orthodontists prefer to use fixed appliances in conjunction with extraoral traction, it is possible to... |
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETINGCreating the Compliant PatientR.G. WICK ALEXANDER DDS, MSD, C. MOODY ALEXANDER DDS, MSD, CHARLES D. ALEXANDER DDS, MSD, J. MOODY ALEXANDER DDS, MSWithout patient cooperation, few medical or dental therapies will achieve optimum results. The key to success is to discover the actions that will produce the most positive response from the patient. ... |
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Treatment Outcome AssessmentLES O. STARNES DDS, MSOrthodontic treatment can never be finished to a perfect result. The decision to terminate treatment, unless it is forced by the patient or outside circumstances, is based on a subjective evaluation t... |
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New Types of Elastic Functional AppliancesAURELIO LEVRINI MD, DMDFunctional appliances are classified as myotonic (rigid) or myodynamic (elastic), depending on their structural characteristics and therapeutic action.1,2 Rigid appliances, such as the Balters bionato... |
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Frictional Characteristics of a Modified Ceramic BracketJAMES DICKSON MSC, BDS, FDS RCPS, MOrth RCS, STEVEN JONES MSC, BDS, FDS RCS, MOrth RCSCeramic brackets were developed to improve esthetics during orthodontic treatment. In clinical use, however, they have displayed problems including brittleness leading to bracket or tie-wing failure,1... |
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CASE REPORTAsymmetric Mandibular Space ClosureGIUSEPPE FIORENTINO DDS, BIRTE MELSEN DDS, PHD, DOSpace closure in the posterior segment of the mandibular arch is a difficult procedure under any circumstances, particularly in Class II cases. If the problem is unilateral, requiring asymmetric mecha... |
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TECHNIQUE CLINICImproving Patient Comfort with Lingual SheathsSTEVEN L. CURETON DMD, MSClinicians use lingual sheaths welded to molar bands for a number of reasons. Some purchase all their maxillary molar bands with sheaths attached by the manufacturer, and use them to hold removable tr... |
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At one time or another, I have joined four professional groups that required the submission of patient records for peer review. Of course, like everyone else, I displayed my best and most complete tre...
Various methods have been proposed for the correction of Class III malocclusion.1-5 Although most orthodontists prefer to use fixed appliances in conjunction with extraoral traction, it is possible to...
Without patient cooperation, few medical or dental therapies will achieve optimum results. The key to success is to discover the actions that will produce the most positive response from the patient. ...
Orthodontic treatment can never be finished to a perfect result. The decision to terminate treatment, unless it is forced by the patient or outside circumstances, is based on a subjective evaluation t...
Functional appliances are classified as myotonic (rigid) or myodynamic (elastic), depending on their structural characteristics and therapeutic action.1,2 Rigid appliances, such as the Balters bionato...
Ceramic brackets were developed to improve esthetics during orthodontic treatment. In clinical use, however, they have displayed problems including brittleness leading to bracket or tie-wing failure,1...
Space closure in the posterior segment of the mandibular arch is a difficult procedure under any circumstances, particularly in Class II cases. If the problem is unilateral, requiring asymmetric mecha...
Clinicians use lingual sheaths welded to molar bands for a number of reasons. Some purchase all their maxillary molar bands with sheaths attached by the manufacturer, and use them to hold removable tr...
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