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June 2005
Volume 39, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Orthodontic Megatrends

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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Bonding Orthodontic Attachments to Miniscrew Heads

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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Jaw Movement Recordings in Cases of Open Bite with Tongue Thrust

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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Effect of an Adhesion Booster on Bond Failure Rates: A Clinical Study

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

Skeletal Anchorage

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

Orthodontic Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Obstruction

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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Digital Design and Manufacturing of the Lingualcare Bracket System

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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