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August 2003
Volume 37, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Orthodontic Staff Shortage

ROBERT G. KEIM, DDS, EDD, PHD

The Orthodontic Staff ShortageOver the last 22 years, I have had the great good fortuneto work with some of the best assistants in the world.I actually count my current staff as friends and familymore...

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An Essix Intrusion Appliance

PAUL ARMBRUSTER, DDS, MS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN, DDS, MSD, PHUONG NGUYEN, DDS, MS

Resolving excessive tooth eruption with fixedappliances can be frustrating because thecoincident extrusion of the adjacent teeth willusually be more evident than the intrusion of theovererupted tooth1...

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BOOK REVIEWS

RICHARD P. MCLAUGHLIN, DDS

Reviewed here: Bumann, Lotzmann: TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain: The Role of Dentistry in a Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Approach (2002)TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain: The Role of Dentistry in a M...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of an Adult Patient with Vertical Maxillary Excess Using Miniscrew Fixation

CHEOL-HO PAIK, DDS, PHD, YOUNGJOO J. WOO, DDS, ROBERT L. BOYD, DDS, MED

Conventional methods of controllingmolar eruption in patientswith vertical maxillary excess,such as high-pull headgear,1,2 vertical chin cups,2,3 andremovable and fixed appliances,4,5 cannot effective...

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PEARLS

Preventing Accidents with Demonstration Casts

A. KORRODI RITTO, DDS, PHD

When plaster casts are usedfor table clinics, case presentations,or other demonstrations,there is always a possibilitythat they can be dropped,breaking some of the teeth, orunintentionally rearranged....

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A Method for Eruption of Impacted Teeth

SEDA GÜRSOY HAYDAR, DDS, PHD, SINA UÇKAN, DDS, PHD, ÇAGLA SESEN, DDS

Repositioning of an impacted tooth commonlyinvolves surgical exposure and the bondingof a button or bracket to the occlusal or, if possible,the buccal surface to bring the exposed toothinto the line o...

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An Extrusion Spring for Palatally Impacted Cuspids

GREGORY OPPENHUIZEN, DDS, MSD

To move a palatally impacted cuspid intoocclusion, I have found it best to first extrudethe cuspid to a level just out of the occlusalplane, and only then move the tooth laterally intothe arch.This ar...

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The Inman Aligner

S. JAY BOWMAN, DMD, MSD

The Inman Aligner, a versatile removable appliance, is a unique modification of the traditional spring retainer. It uses superelastic open-coil springs to create light and constant forces on both the ...

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