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November 2004
Volume 38, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Down with Dogma

ROBERT G. KEIM, DDS, EDD, PHD

Editor's Note: To respond to this commentary,post a message in the JCO OnlineForum under the heading "Feedback".Down with DogmaAs I write this, the nation is winding down from aspirited presidential e...

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BOOK REVIEWS

ROBERT G. KEIM, DDS, EDD, PHD

Reviewed here: Van der Linden: Orthodontic Concepts andStrategies (2004), QuintessenceOrthodontic Concepts andStrategiesFRANS P.G.M. VAN DER LINDEN, DDS, PHD304 pages, 2,300 illustrations. $186. 2004....

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Clinical Management of the Herbst Occlusal Hinge Appliance

ARTURO VELA-HERNANDEZ, MD, DDS, PHD, FELICIDAD LASAGABASTER-LATORRE, MD, DDS, JOSÉ M. PONCE DE LEÓN, DDS, IVÁN RICO-LILLO

Variations of the Herbst appliance1,2 fall intotwo basic categories: fixed and removable.Studies have found similar clinical results, althoughthe fixed appliances seem to produce aslightly greater man...

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A New Indirect Bonding Technique

R. RAJAGOPAL, MDS, A. VENKATESAN, MDS, K. GNANASHANMUGHAM, BDS, S. HARISH BABU, BDS

Compared to direct bonding methods, indirectbonding is more accurate and reduces thetime spent at the chair. The technique was introducedby Silverman and Cohen in the early1970s,1-3 but many variation...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Recycling Debonded Brackets with an Acid Bath

SALAHUDDIEN DAWJEE, BCD(Hons), MSC, MDent, OMANA GHEEVARGHESE, PHD

Brackets often have to bereplaced during treatmentbecause of bond failure1,2 or theneed for repositioning. Using anew bracket may be more timeefficientthan reattaching thedebonded bracket, but require...

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CASE REPORT

Functional Treatment of Mild Skeletal Asymmetry

PAOLA GANDINI, MD, DDS, MARTA MANCINI, DDS, BARBARA GRAMPI, DDS

Treatment options for a skeletalasymmetry depend on theseriousness of the problem, theage of the patient, and other individualesthetic and functionalconcerns. Surgical therapy isusually delayed until ...

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Movement of Ankylosed Permanent Teeth with a Distraction Device

YAN RAZDOLSKY, DDS, BSD, TAREK H. EL-BIALY, BDS, MS, PHD, STUART DESSNER, DMD, JOHN E. BUHLER, JR., DDS

An ankylosed permanent tooth, one of the mostchallenging problems in dentistry, almostalways has a poor prognosis.1-5 Treatment usuallyrequires block surgery, repetitive luxation, orextraction of the ...

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PEARLS

Stabilizing a Pontic with Wax

HOWARD M. TICHLER, DDS, JENNY E. ABRAHAM, DDS

When one or both maxillary lateral incisorsare missing, the treatment plan often callsfor space to be established and maintained foreventual prosthetic replacement. Once the spacehas been opened, a br...

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Intrusion of Overerupted Upper Second Molars with a Modified Lingual Arch

YOSHIKI NAKAMURA, DDS, PHD, KUNIHIRO MURATA, DDS, PHD, TOMOKO OGINO, DDS, TOSHIKO SEKIYA, DDS, PHD, AYAO HIRASHITA, DDS, PHD

Overerupted upper second molars can be a criticalproblem in presurgical orthodontic treatmentof a skeletal Class III malocclusion. Whenunilateral traction is applied for molar intrusion,it usually cau...

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