THE EDITOR'S CORNEROrthodontics in the Year 2000EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDSThe 20th century in American orthodontics can be thought of as two distinct eras. The first half of the century saw the beginnings of the specialty as we know it today. Angle introduced tooth movemen... |
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGNExamination RoomsWARREN HAMULA DDS, MSD, ROSEMARY BRAY, CHARLENE WHITE BSThe examination appointment is often the patient's and parents' first visit to the orthodontic office. With many families now considering more than one practice before making a selection--especially... |
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THE READERS' CORNERPalatal Expansion and Mandibular Incisor ExtractionJOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSDDo you overcorrect rapid palatal expansion, and if so, how long do you usually retain the expansion? All clinicians reported that they overcorrected the arch when using RPE. The vast majority (82%) ... |
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The Role of Occlusal Forces in Open-Bite TreatmentR.G. "WICK" ALEXANDER DDS, MSDOcclusal forces have acquired a bad name in dentistry. Obviously, clenching, grinding, and other such abnormal activities can lead to TMJ disorders, headaches, and attrition of the teeth.1,2 Normal oc... |
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C-Space Regainer for Molar DistalizationKYU-RHIM CHUNG DMD, PHD, YOUNG-GUK PARK DMD, PHD, SU-JIN KO DMDVarious methods for distal movement of the buccal teeth have been suggested. These include headgears, lip bumpers, spacegaining appliances, sliding jigs with Class II elastics, nickel titanium open-co... |
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CASE REPORTCorrection of Class III Malocclusion with a Jasper JumperCLAUDIA DE MOURA FULY DDS, ANTÔNIO GERALDO DE OLIVEIRA DDS, MS, WEBER URSI DDS, MS, DOThe Jasper Jumper* was designed to produce light, continuous forces for the correction of Class II malocclusions, emulating the effects of devices such as headgears and activators.1 It is similar i... |
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Fixed Active Retainer for Minor Anterior Tooth MovementALDO MACCHI MD, MS, NUNZIO CIRULLI DDS, MSOrthodontists are often required to treat simple malocclusions involving only rotations and crowding of the anterior teeth, due to either normal physiological development or relapse of earlier treat... |
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A New Orthodontic Bonding AdhesiveTHOMAS W. ÖRTENDAHL OD, ULF ÖRTENGREN DDSOrthodontic brackets have traditionally been bonded with composite resin materials, either chemically or light-cured.1,2 Composite resins have several drawbacks, however, including moisture sensitivi... |
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The 20th century in American orthodontics can be thought of as two distinct eras. The first half of the century saw the beginnings of the specialty as we know it today. Angle introduced tooth movemen...
The examination appointment is often the patient's and parents' first visit to the orthodontic office. With many families now considering more than one practice before making a selection--especially...
Do you overcorrect rapid palatal expansion, and if so, how long do you usually retain the expansion? All clinicians reported that they overcorrected the arch when using RPE. The vast majority (82%) ...
Occlusal forces have acquired a bad name in dentistry. Obviously, clenching, grinding, and other such abnormal activities can lead to TMJ disorders, headaches, and attrition of the teeth.1,2 Normal oc...
Various methods for distal movement of the buccal teeth have been suggested. These include headgears, lip bumpers, spacegaining appliances, sliding jigs with Class II elastics, nickel titanium open-co...
The Jasper Jumper* was designed to produce light, continuous forces for the correction of Class II malocclusions, emulating the effects of devices such as headgears and activators.1 It is similar i...
Orthodontists are often required to treat simple malocclusions involving only rotations and crowding of the anterior teeth, due to either normal physiological development or relapse of earlier treat...
Orthodontic brackets have traditionally been bonded with composite resin materials, either chemically or light-cured.1,2 Composite resins have several drawbacks, however, including moisture sensitivi...
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