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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD
Over the last 18 months, I have been treating the son of a good friend and colleague for what, at first glance, appeared to be a run-of-the-mill Class II, division 1 malocclusion. In the initial exami...
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JAMES J. HILGERS DDS, MS, STEPHEN G. TRACEY DDS, MS
Orthodontists have long been challenged by tissue problems that can occur during or after treatment. Until now, their only viable option for the more severe cases has been to refer them to the periodo...
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S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD, ALDO CARANO DO, MS
In 1996, the American Board of Orthodontics listed the mistakes found most often in cases presented by candidates who failed the Phase III examination.1 These clinicians were presumably submitting the...
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WILLIAM VOGT DDS
The major disadvantage of using stainless steel ligatures for space closure is that their force dissipates almost immediately, requiring frequent reactivation. Elastic chain or thread demonstrates fat...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
JESSE M. DANA DDS, MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN DMD, JAMES G. BURCH DDS, MS, PATRICK C. HARDIGAN PHD
This month's Cutting Edge column caused me to reflect on my personal experience with "smart" diagnostic software. Over the years, as my practice became busier, I found myself occasionally delegating a...
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HYO-SANG PARK DDS, MSD, PHD, OH-WON KWON DDS, MSD, PHD, JAE-HYUN SUNG DDS, MSD, PHD
Microscrews are gaining popularity as a source of skeletal anchorage in contemporary orthodontics because of their advantages over osseointegrated implants and miniscrews.1-4 In many clinical situatio...
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