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July 2000
Volume 34, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Nature or Nurture

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

The announcement this month of the successful mapping of 90% of the human genome signals the most significant breakthrough in the history of biology and, indeed, in the history of humanity. The implic...

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Absolute Anchorage in Orthodontics: Direct and Indirect Implant-Assisted Modalities

FRANK CELENZA DDS, MARK N. HOCHMAN DDS

Many of the conventional means for enhanc­ing orthodontic anchorage are less than ideal, because they either rely on structures that are themselves potentially mobile (teeth), or they rely too heavily...

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CASE REPORT

Lingual Orthodontics Combined with Orthognathic Surgery in a Skeletal Class III Patient

RYOON-KI HONG DDS, PHD, JIN-GEW LEE DDS, MSD, PHD, JIN SUNWOO DDS, SEUNG-MIN LIM DDS

20-year-old female was re­ferred to us by her general dentist with the chief complaints of anterior crossbite and mandib­ular prognathism. Because the patient wanted esthetic ortho­dontic treatment, w...

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Clinical Comparison of the Bond Failure Rates Between Fluoride-Releasing and Non-Fluoride-Releasing Composite Resins

CHUN-HSI CHUNG DMD, MS, ANNALISA PIATTI MD, DDS

Although composite resins generally have a low incidence of bond failures, they increase the likelihood of plaque accumulation, and thus the risk of demineralization of the surrounding enamel.1-3 Inde...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Overcorrection and Non-Compliance

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

In correcting a Class II molar relationship, do you overcorrect to a Class III? Does an overcor­rected Class II relapse to a Class I? Have you had an overcorrected Class II stay overcorrect­ed? Fifty ...

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Molar Distalization with a Modified Distal Jet Appliance

ANDREW N. QUICK BCHD, BSC (Hons.), MCHD, ANGELA M.P. HARRIS BCHD, BSC (Hons.), MCHD, FFD (Orth)

The Distal Jet* is a fixed palatal appliance that is most commonly used to distalize the max­illary molars, either unilaterally or bilaterally. Advantages of the Distal Jet include improved esthetics,...

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Interproximal Stripping for the Treatment of Adult Crowding

JULIA F. DE HARFIN DDS

Crowding can be defined as a quantitative dis­crepancy between the clinical length of the dental arch and the sum of the mesiodistal widths of the teeth. While crowding may occur in the anterior or po...

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Alignment of Blocked-Out Maxillary Lateral Incisors

P.L. SMITH BDS, MMS, F. DYER BCHD, FDS RCS, MMS, MOrth RCS, P.J. SANDLER BDS (Hons.), MSC, FDS RCPS, MOrth RCS

Alignment of blocked-out maxillary lateral incisors can be difficult in patients with deep overbite, primarily because of occlusal interference. A number of solutions have been proposed for this probl...

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