THE EDITOR'S CORNERThe Editorial Balancing ActLARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSDAll editors and publishers live with the constant worry that something they have printed will turn out to be uninteresting or irrelevant, or both. What's more, they have to balance their need to put o... |
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Archwire Hooks for the SPEED SystemJEFF BERGER BDS, DOThe SPEED Arch Wire Hook* (Fig. 1) permits the use of interarch or intra-arch elastics with any size or shape of archwire. This self-locking hook is compatible with any fixed appliance, but attains it... |
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A Chairside Bonded Lingual RetainerSULAIMAN AL-EMRAN BDS, MSC, PHD, HAYDER HASHIM BDS, MSCBonded retainers fall into two major categories: one to prevent vertical anterior relapse and crowding of the mandibular incisors, and the other to prevent space reopening and rotational relapse.1-6 R... |
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Effects of Different Roughening Methods on Band RetentionENIS GÜRAY DDS, PHD, ALI IHYA KARAMAN DDS, PHDEven with the widespread use of direct-bonded brackets, conventional bands still play an important role in orthodontic treatment.1,2 In recent years, significant advances have been made in the develop... |
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETINGOrthodontic Reengineering and Change ManagementGARY M. GOLOVAN DDS, MSBefore I attended my first local dental society meeting, I received a call from the senior and most respected orthodontist in town. He asked me to meet him at the entrance to the meeting room. When I ... |
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Argon Laser for Light-Curing AdhesivesMARK KURCHAK DDS, MS, BERNADETTE DESANTOS BS, JOHN POWERS PHD, DAVID TURNER DDS, MSThe extended placement time offered by light-cured adhesives allows more accurate bracket positioning. The major disadvantage of these adhesives has been the 20 to 40 seconds required to set each brac... |
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CASE REPORTSurgical-Orthodontic Treatment of AnkylosisCHUNG-YI CHENG DDS, ERH-CHUNG ZEN DDS, CHIH-PENG SU DDS, PHDThe etiology of ankylosis is unknown. It occurs far more frequently in deciduous teeth than in permanent teeth, and twice as often in the mandible as in the maxilla. More molars become ankylosed than ... |
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The Swedish-Style Integrated Herbst AppliancePAUL HAEGGLUND CSO, STAFFAN SEGERDAL CSOThe original Herbst* appliance1-3 was often associated with band fractures and proclination of the lower incisors. Other problems included the cost of fabrication and the need for laboratory assistanc... |
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All editors and publishers live with the constant worry that something they have printed will turn out to be uninteresting or irrelevant, or both. What's more, they have to balance their need to put o...
The SPEED Arch Wire Hook* (Fig. 1) permits the use of interarch or intra-arch elastics with any size or shape of archwire. This self-locking hook is compatible with any fixed appliance, but attains it...
Bonded retainers fall into two major categories: one to prevent vertical anterior relapse and crowding of the mandibular incisors, and the other to prevent space reopening and rotational relapse.1-6 R...
Even with the widespread use of direct-bonded brackets, conventional bands still play an important role in orthodontic treatment.1,2 In recent years, significant advances have been made in the develop...
Before I attended my first local dental society meeting, I received a call from the senior and most respected orthodontist in town. He asked me to meet him at the entrance to the meeting room. When I ...
The extended placement time offered by light-cured adhesives allows more accurate bracket positioning. The major disadvantage of these adhesives has been the 20 to 40 seconds required to set each brac...
The etiology of ankylosis is unknown. It occurs far more frequently in deciduous teeth than in permanent teeth, and twice as often in the mandible as in the maxilla. More molars become ankylosed than ...
The original Herbst* appliance1-3 was often associated with band fractures and proclination of the lower incisors. Other problems included the cost of fabrication and the need for laboratory assistanc...
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