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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD
The AAO annual session is always one of the highlights of my year. Outside of Christmas and Thanksgiving, no other event generates as much anticipation for me as the Big Meeting every spring. The venu...
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SEUNG-HYUN KYUNG DDS, PHD, HAE-WON CHOI DDS, KYUNG-HO KIM DDS, MS, PHD, YOUNG-CHEL PARK DDS, PHD
Miniscrews can be a useful alternative to conventional orthodontic anchorage when the teeth need to be moved in the same direction, when there is insufficient quantity and quality of dental anchorage,...
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YUKIO ARAKAWA DDS, PHD, HIDEHARU YAMAGUCHI DDS, PHD
Recordings of jaw movements can be effective tools in assessing temporomandibular dysfunction.1-6 In normal function, jaw movements show a straight opening-closing path and a symmetrical border path (...
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SUMANT GOEL MDS, VISHWANATH PATIL BDS
Over the past few decades, advances in the development of adhesives have allowed orthodontists to bond either new or debonded brackets to tooth surfaces more successfully.1-3 Bowen and colleagues in 1...
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THE READERS' CORNER
JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD
How have you learned about skeletal anchorage?
Many respondents reported more than one way of acquiring knowledge about skeletal anchorage. A substantial majority (83%), however, learned about skeleta...
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OVERVIEW
DANIEL IANNI FILHO DDS, MS, NEI BROZA DA SILVA DDS
Nasal breathing is the first physiological function developed at birth. Responsible for the processes of air conditioning--warming, humidification, and filtering--it serves as protection for the respi...
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MAGALI MUJAGIC DDS, MS, CORALIE FAUQUET DDS, MS, CATHERINE GALLETTI DDS, MS, CHRISTIAN PALOT DDS, MS, MSD, DIRK WIECHMANN DDS, MS, JAMES MAH DDS, MS, MRCD, DMS
The first lingual orthodontic systems, introduced in the early 1970s, used conventional labial brackets that were modified by the clinician and bonded directly to the lingual surfaces. Brackets design...
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