THE EDITOR'S CORNERGo to the Head of the Class?EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDSA third-party negotiator once asked me, "Does the bottom third of the class treat patients as well as the top third?" Considering the source, this was a frivolous question--third parties have been pa... |
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CASE REPORTCustomized Metal Coping for Elastic Traction of an Ectopic Maxillary Central IncisorJOSEPH H. NOAR MSC, BDS, FDS, MOrth RCS, MAREN J. GAUKROGER MSC, BDS, FDS, MOrth RCSA number of factors have been cited as contributing toward delayed incisor eruption1,2: the presence of a supernumerary in the midline, generalized or localized crowding, dilaceration of the inciso... |
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Patients' Perceptions Before, During, and After Orthodontic TreatmentPATRICK J. O'CONNOR BDS, DOrth RCS, FICDAlthough many practices survey their patients after treatment, the results of such surveys have not been reported in the literature. This report describes a survey I designed to gain insight into pati... |
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THE READERS' CORNERArch-Length Discrepancies and Serial ExtractionJOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSDIn diagnosing arch-length discrepancies, do you use a Bolton analysis? If so, how do you use it? Forty-seven percent of the respondents routinely used a Bolton analysis to aid in the determination o... |
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Lever-Arm Mechanics in Lingual OrthodonticsYOUNG CHEL PARK DDS, PHD, KWANGCHUL CHOY DDS, PHD, JONG SUK LEE DDS, MSD, TAE KWAN KIM DDSBodily translation for anterior retraction is achieved either by directly applying a moment and force to an edgewise bracket or by using lever-arm mechanics to change the point of force application so... |
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The K-9 Spring for Alignment of Impacted CaninesVARUN KALRA BDS, MDS, DOrth, DDS, MSEctopic eruption and impaction of the maxillary permanent canines occurs in about 2% of orthodontic patients.1-4 Impactions are twice as common in females as in males,5 and the incidence of palatal ... |
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TECHNIQUE CLINICTranspalatal Elastic for Class III Surgical-Orthodontic TreatmentSHIGEYUKI MATSUI DDS, PHD, YUICHIROU OTSUKA DDS, KEISUKE ICHIKAWA DDS, KUMIKO FUKUSHIMA DDSThe purpose of presurgical orthodontics in Class III surgical cases is usually to improve the labial inclination of the maxillary incisors and the lingual inclination of the mandibular incisors. ... |
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Orthodontic Bonding: The Next GenerationJAMES BROSNIHAN DDS, LOUIS SAFRANEK MDGeneral dentists are in the midst of a bonding revolution, replacing Black's old dovetail amalgams with metal-free, tooth-shaded bonded restorations that preserve tooth structure and strengthen weaken... |
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A third-party negotiator once asked me, "Does the bottom third of the class treat patients as well as the top third?" Considering the source, this was a frivolous question--third parties have been pa...
A number of factors have been cited as contributing toward delayed incisor eruption1,2: the presence of a supernumerary in the midline, generalized or localized crowding, dilaceration of the inciso...
Although many practices survey their patients after treatment, the results of such surveys have not been reported in the literature. This report describes a survey I designed to gain insight into pati...
In diagnosing arch-length discrepancies, do you use a Bolton analysis? If so, how do you use it? Forty-seven percent of the respondents routinely used a Bolton analysis to aid in the determination o...
Bodily translation for anterior retraction is achieved either by directly applying a moment and force to an edgewise bracket or by using lever-arm mechanics to change the point of force application so...
Ectopic eruption and impaction of the maxillary permanent canines occurs in about 2% of orthodontic patients.1-4 Impactions are twice as common in females as in males,5 and the incidence of palatal ...
The purpose of presurgical orthodontics in Class III surgical cases is usually to improve the labial inclination of the maxillary incisors and the lingual inclination of the mandibular incisors. ...
General dentists are in the midst of a bonding revolution, replacing Black's old dovetail amalgams with metal-free, tooth-shaded bonded restorations that preserve tooth structure and strengthen weaken...
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