THE EDITOR'S CORNERThe Past, Present, and Future Perfect ProfessionLARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSDFor the first third of the past century, orthodontics was dominated by one man: Edward H. Angle. Unfortunately, orthodontists' slavish acceptance of Angle's limited diagnostic and treatment-planning ... |
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TOMAC: An Orthognathic Treatment Planning System, Part 3: VTO Construction in the Vertical DimensionTONY G. McCOLLUM BDS, MDentThe first two parts in this series covered the TOMAC facial profile analysis and principles of VTO construction in the horizontal dimension (JCO, June and July 2001). This final part will focus on th... |
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CASE REPORTSurgical-Orthodontic Treatment of an Impacted Canine with a Dentigerous CystJ.M. MORO ANTONIO DDS, MSD, MARTIN PUENTE DDS, MSDA dentigerous cyst can complicate the already difficult challenge of bringing an impacted tooth into the arch. The two principal methods of treating a dentigerous cyst are surgical excision and mar... |
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The Banded Herbst ApplianceMICHAEL B. ROGERS DDSAccording to an unpublished survey of orthodontic laboratories, the Herbst* appliance has become one of the most popular mechanisms for the correction of Class II malocclusions.1 This is undoubtedly ... |
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A Corrected Cephalometric Tracing Technique for Diagnosis of Anterior Crossbite with Functional ShiftCHUN-HSI CHUNG DMD, MS, DAVID C. HUFHAM DMDLateral cephalograms are generally taken with the patient's mandible in a retruded position (centric relation), rather than habitual occlusion (centric occlusion).1 CR is the position in which the con... |
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PEARLSPreventing Gingival Injury from Air-Rotor StrippingROBERT R. LOKAR DDS, MSGingival tissue can be protected from potential injury during air-rotor stripping by using Stim-U-Dent Plaque Removers* (Fig. A). I find these work well whether the procedure is done between maxillary... |
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PEARLSRestoring Occlusal Tie Wings of Ceramic BracketsROBERT DANCZIGERThe occlusal tie wings of ceramic brackets often have to be ground down if they interfere with opposing teeth. Unfortunately, the reduction makes it difficult to tie in stainless steel ligatures. If... |
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PEARLSImproving Retention of Anterior Open-Bite CasesPETER J. PICARD DDSTo improve the retention of an anterior open-bite case or recover an open-bite relapse, small composite bumps can be bonded to the labial surfaces of the incisors (Fig. A). Before light-curing, the pa... |
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CLINICAL AIDA Modified Archwire TuckerCHEOL-HO PAIK DDS, PHDLingual archwire insertion is much easier if hinge-cap molar tubes are used. The caps should not be used to push the wire into the slots, however, because they can easily deform or break off with too ... |
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For the first third of the past century, orthodontics was dominated by one man: Edward H. Angle. Unfortunately, orthodontists' slavish acceptance of Angle's limited diagnostic and treatment-planning ...
The first two parts in this series covered the TOMAC facial profile analysis and principles of VTO construction in the horizontal dimension (JCO, June and July 2001). This final part will focus on th...
A dentigerous cyst can complicate the already difficult challenge of bringing an impacted tooth into the arch. The two principal methods of treating a dentigerous cyst are surgical excision and mar...
According to an unpublished survey of orthodontic laboratories, the Herbst* appliance has become one of the most popular mechanisms for the correction of Class II malocclusions.1 This is undoubtedly ...
Lateral cephalograms are generally taken with the patient's mandible in a retruded position (centric relation), rather than habitual occlusion (centric occlusion).1 CR is the position in which the con...
Gingival tissue can be protected from potential injury during air-rotor stripping by using Stim-U-Dent Plaque Removers* (Fig. A). I find these work well whether the procedure is done between maxillary...
The occlusal tie wings of ceramic brackets often have to be ground down if they interfere with opposing teeth. Unfortunately, the reduction makes it difficult to tie in stainless steel ligatures. If...
To improve the retention of an anterior open-bite case or recover an open-bite relapse, small composite bumps can be bonded to the labial surfaces of the incisors (Fig. A). Before light-curing, the pa...
Lingual archwire insertion is much easier if hinge-cap molar tubes are used. The caps should not be used to push the wire into the slots, however, because they can easily deform or break off with too ...
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