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September 2004
Volume 38, Issue 9

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Fascination of the Class II

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

The Class II malocclusion, in all its permutations, seems to hold a special interest for orthodontists, whether they are in private practice or academics. It is a rare month when we at JCO do not rece...

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The C-Orthodontic Micro-Implant

KYU-RHIM CHUNG DMD, MS, PHD, SEONG-HUN KIM DMD, MS, YOON-AH KOOK DMD, MS, PHD

Various skeletal implant systems have been proposed to reinforce orthodontic anchorage without the need for extraoral appliances.1-7 Orthodontic miniscrews or microscrews are efficient, inexpensive, a...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Retirement Plan Survey

JOHN K. MCGILL MBA, JD, CPA

As early as the 1970s, many dentists began incorporating their practices. There were several good reasons to take this step, but the primary impetus was to establish a tax-deferred retirement plan. To...

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A New Eruption Attachment for Impacted Teeth

R.H.A. SAMUELS BDS(Hons), MDS, FIMLS, FDS RCPS, DOrth, MOrth

The closed eruption technique requires traction to be applied to an attachment on the crown of the impacted tooth.1-3 Because amalgams, pins, and lassoes tend to damage the enamel, clinicians now pref...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of Posterior Open Bite Using Distraction Osteogenesis

WOLFGANG M. KATER MD, DDS, DMD, DARAFSCH KAWA, DOMINIK SCHÄFER DDS, DMD, DOUGLAS TOLL DDS, MS

Recent advances in orthognathic surgery have made it possible to treat even extreme cases of malocclusion with a combined surgical-orthodontic approach.1-3 In particular, vertical distraction, introdu...

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OVERVIEW

Intra-Arch Maxillary Molar Distalization Appliances for Class II Correction

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD, CHERYL BERKMAN DDS, MS

About a third of all orthodontic patients are treated for Class II malocclusions.1,2 These patients represent a heterogeneous population, with many different etiologies accounting for similar intraora...

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A Bonded Transpalatal Arch

GARRI TSIBEL DDS, MLADEN M. KUFTINEC DMD, SCD

Transpalatal arches have been widely used inclinical orthodontics for correction of molar rotations, anchorage reinforcement, molar expansion and distalization, and vertical molar control.1-6 Most ort...

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