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July 2002
Volume 36, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Some Thoughts About Lifelong Learning

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

One of the greatest perks involved in being a professor of orthodontics is that, in an effort to expose our students to a wide range of treatment options, we ourselves get to see an incredible variety...

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The Monkey Hook: An Auxiliary for Impacted, Rotated, and Displaced Teeth

S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD, ALDO CARANO DO, MS

Many kinds of treatment mechanics have been used to direct the eruption of an impacted tooth by applying force to an attachment on the tooth. One such attachment is the versatile "loop-button" or bond...

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CASE REPORT

Extrusion and Alignment of an Impacted Tooth Using Removable Appliances

OSMAR APARECIDO CUOGHI DDS, MS, PHD, FRANCISCO ANTONIO BERTOZ DDS, MS, PHD, MARCOS ROGERIO DE MENDONÇA DDS, MS, PHD, EDUARDO CESAR ALMADA SANTOS DDS, MS, PHD, TIEN-LI AN DDS

Forced orthodontic eruption of an impacted tooth can be performed with either fixed or removable appliances. Fixed appliances do not require special patient cooperation and can produce precise coronal...

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A Nickel Titanium Canine Retraction Spring

YASOO WATANABE DDS, PHD, KEISUKE MIYAMOTO DDS, PHD

Two methods have been used to move canines distally in premolar extraction cases: sliding mechanics along a continuous archwire and independent retraction with springs.1-13 When simple closing loops a...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Anchorage and Treatment Overruns

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

What are your diagnostic criteria for a maximum anchorage case? Two-thirds of the respondents centered their concerns for maximum anchorage around profile considerations, expressed as "bimaxillary pro...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Orthodontic Materials: Scientific and Clinical Aspects

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

WILLIAM A. BRANTLEY, PHDTHEODORE ELIADES, DDS,MSD, MD320 pages, 232 illustrations. $79. 2000.Thieme New York333 Seventh Ave.New York, NY 10001(212) 760-0888; www.thieme.com. The science of dental mate...

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A Comparison of Modified MP3 Stages and the Cervical Vertebrae as Growth Indicators

R. RAJAGOPAL, DDS, MDS, SUDHANSHU KANSAL, DDS, MDS

The developmental status of a child can be assessed with various growth indicators, including chronological age, dental development, height and weight, secondary sexual characteristics, and skeletal a...

398

The Miniplate with Tube for Skeletal Anchorage

KYU-RHIM CHUNG DMD, MSD, PHD, YOUNG-SUCK KIM DMD, MSD, JINA LEE LINTON DDS, PHD, YOUNG-JUN LEE DMD, MSD, PHD

Anchorage control has always been a difficult and unpredictable challenge for orthodontists.1 Unlike headgear, which relies on patient compliance to achieve tooth movement,2 implants provide true stat...

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Permanent Retainer Activation with the Self-Activated Loop System

CHRISTOPHER K. KESLING DDS, MS

Conventional retainers with stainless steel labial bows require periodic tightening to maintain their activation. Without these adjustments, the activation loops at each end of the labial bow graduall...

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