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September 2003
Volume 37, Issue 9

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

A Vision of Children's Dental Care

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

Access to dental care has been an issue since the days of FDR's New Deal--even in orthodontics, which has generally been regarded as elective treatment. Today, dentists are making access to care a rea...

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The Mini-Distalizing Appliance: The Third Dimension in Maxillary Expansion

JAMES J. HILGERS DDS, MS, STEPHEN G. TRACEY DDS, MS

Since its introduction more than a decade ago, the Pendulum* appliance has undergone numerous changes that have greatly improved patient comfort, ease of placement, stability, and overall treatment re...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Twin Block Functional Therapy: Applications in Dentofacial Orthopaedics

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

WILLIAM J. CLARK, BS, DDO2nd edition. 384 pages. 1,344 illustrations. $160. 2002.Mosby11830 Westline Industrial DriveSt. Louis, MO 63146(800) 325-4177; www.mosby.com As the author insightfully points ...

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Treatment of a Unilateral Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion with a Palatally Impacted Canine

ROBERTO M.A. LIMA FILHO DDS, MS, ANA MARIA BOLOGNESE DDS, PHD

This 14-year-old female presented with the chief complaint of a palatally impacted maxillary right canine (Figs. 1A, 1B, and 1C.). Her facial profile was mesognathic-convex. The frontal photographs sh...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Practice Acquisition: Financing and Related Issues

ROGER K. HILL ASA

This is our third column within the past few years dealing with the subject of buying a practice. In all three, the basic message has been the same: thorough evaluation and planning, with professional...

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Use of a Modified Butterfly Expander to Increase Anterior Arch Length

PAOLA COZZA MD, DDS, MS, LAURA DE TOFFOL DDS, MANUELA MUCEDERO DDS, FABIANA BALLANTI DDS

This article shows how a maxillary transverse discrepancy can be corrected by using a modified rapid maxillary expander to increase the incisor-canine arch length while maintaining the intermolar widt...

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A Preadjusted Edgewise Approach to Cases with Anterior Crowding

RICKY W.K. WONG BDS, MOrth, MOrth RCS, FRACDS, FHKAM, FCDSHK, MICHAEL S. COOKE BChD(Hons), PHD, DDPH, DOrth RCS, FDS RCS, FFD RCS, FHKAM, FCDSHK

Initial bracketing of crowded incisors with preadjusted edgewise appliances can lead to undesirable side effects because, with the angulation built into the preadjusted canine brackets, the crowded an...

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Stimulating Tooth Eruption with an Eruption Plate

DAVID W. WARREN DDS

When a tooth does not erupt properly, a decision must be made whether to wait for eruption or to surgically expose the tooth, bond an attachment to it, and apply traction. Even if orthodontic movement...

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