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April 2003
Volume 37, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

A Paradigm Shift in Cephalometric Imaging

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

Radiographic cephalometry has been our diagnostic workhorse for nearly three-quarters of a century--ever since Pacini first described a workable cephalostat and a radiographic protocol for anthropomet...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Occlusal Curves and Case Presentations

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

We generally flatten the curve of Spee. Does a flat curve of Spee afford good functioning occlusion? Eighty-three percent of the respondents believed that flattening the curve of Spee provided a good ...

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CASE REPORT

Accidental Ingestion of a Rapid Palatal Expander

MARIA FRANCESCA SFONDRINI MD, DDS, VITTORIO CACCIAFESTA DDS, MSC, ALESSANDRO LENA DDS

Many kinds of iatrogenic damage during orthodontic treatment have been reported.1-13 Among the most common is the accidental ingestion of retainers, sectional wires, partial dentures, rubber dam hooks...

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Vibratory Stimulation as a Method of Reducing Pain after Orthodontic Appliance Adjustment

STACY STE. MARIE DDS, MICHAEL POWERS DDS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Pain is an all-too-common experience of patients undergoing any form of dental treatment, to the extent that 77% of a patient population reported some degree of pain from a visit to the dentist.1 Pain...

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Surgical Correction of Mesially Impacted Mandibular Second Molars

NIKOS B. HARALABAKIS DDS, MS, ANTHIMI TSIANOU DDS, CONSTANTINOS NICOLOPOULOS BDS

Partial or total impaction of mandibular second molars can prolong orthodontic treatment, especially in deep-bite cases, where leveling these teeth is the key to correcting the curve of Spee. Such imp...

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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN

Survey of Orthodontic Students on Practice Facility Preferences

WARREN HAMULA DDS, MSD

Most orthodontists who are considering selling their practices look toward recent graduates as the most likely buyers. In 2001, 260 residents graduated from U.S. orthodontic programs. Of these, howeve...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

JAMES A. MCNAMARA, JR., DDS, PHDWILLIAM L. BRUDON554 pages. $195. 2001.Needham Press, Inc.P.O. Box 130530Ann Arbor, MI 48113(734) 668-6666; www.needhampress.com. Dr. McNamara is well known to anyone e...

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Early Orthopedic Class III Treatment with a Modified Tandem Appliance

LEON S. KLEMPNER DDS

Growing patients with dentofacial deformities characterized by either a midfacial deficiency or true mandibular prognathism are perhaps the most challenging cases for the clinician to manage. In patie...

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