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January 2005
Volume 39, Issue 1

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Answering the Questions about Miniscrews

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

Over the last few years, JCO has published a number of articles dealing with skeletal anchorage, including the comprehensive treatment by Drs. Carano, Velo, Leone, and Siciliani in this issue. Most of...

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Clinical Applications of the Miniscrew Anchorage System

ALDO CARANO DO, MS, STEFANO VELO MD, PAOLA LEONE DO, MS, GIUSEPPE SICILIANI MD, DMD

"Might skeletal anchorage be applied to orthodontic tooth movement and orthopedic jaw movement?" With this question in 1983, Creekmore and Eklund were the first orthodontists to suggest in print that ...

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Autotransplantation of Impacted Canines

HORACIO GARCÍA-ROJAS GUERRA DDS, MS

Autotransplantation of teeth is a treatment option in cases of agenesis, ectopic eruption, trauma, or other pathology.1,2 Autotransplanted teeth are better substitutes than fixed or removable prosthes...

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Retaining Treatment Results with the Advanceable Twin-Block Appliance

PHILIP A. BANKS FDS, MSC, DOrth

The twin-block appliance has been modified to allow bite advancement by means of a screw system incorporated into the maxillary appliance blocks.1 This can be advantageous in patients with severe over...

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CASE REPORT

Orthodontic Treatment of a Child with Hereditary Spherocytosis

JURANDIR ANTONIO BARBOSA DDS, MS, PAULO ROBERTO FERREIRA LOPES DDS, ELIANA MOREIRA BARBOSA LOPES DDS

Hereditary spherocytosis (HS)is a common anemia with a heterogeneous mode of inheritance.1,2 In northern Europeans, the prevalence of HS has been estimated at 1 in 5,000 births,3 but this figure may b...

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Bonding a V-Loop Lingual Retainer with a DuraLay Transfer Tray

MARÍLIA TEIXEIRA COSTA DDS, MS, MARCOS AUGUSTO LENZA DDS, MS, PHD, ROSINEIDE SANTOS AMORIM-BRITO DDS, MS

Bonded lingual retainers have been developed with various wire sizes, designs, and placement methods.1-6 Lew has described a direct-bonded lingual retainer made of multistranded wires in a simple V-lo...

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PEARLS

A Simple Remedy for Bond Failure

MARVIN KAPLAN DDS

When a bracket fails immediately after bonding, a second attempt, with particular emphasis on moisture control, is usually successful. A small percentage of teeth, however, do not respond to the ortho...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Thermoformed Orthopedic and Orthodontic Splints

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

DR. MICHEL AMORIC2nd French edition, translated by Dr. Jay Weiss.104 pages. 50 euros. 2004.Editions S.I.D., 9, rue Christine, 75006 Paris, Francefax: 011-33-43-29-32-62; www.editionsid.com A simplifie...

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