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June 2006
Volume 40, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Only Constant

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Special congratulations are due to the planning committee for this year's annual session of the AAO. Despite the horrific tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, which necessitated a late-hour change in venue f...

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CASE REPORT

Eruption of an Impacted Maxillary Central Incisor with an Unusual Dilaceration

GYAN PRAKASH SINGH MDS, V.P. SHARMA MDS

Dilacerations are most common in the maxillary anterior region,1 occurring in an estimated 3% of the adult population and in six times as many females as males.2 Trauma has been suggested as an etiolo...

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CLINICAL AID

A Light-Focusing Tool for Bonding Fiber-Reinforced Composite Retainers

LORENZ M. BRAUCHLI MD, DDS, CLAUDIUS WIEDMER DDS, ANDREA WICHELHAUS DDS, PhD

When a deep bite cannot be completely corrected, the lower incisors may contact the upper incisors in the middle of the clinical crowns. In this situation, a maxillary lingual retainer must be bonded ...

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OVERVIEW Bonding in Today's Orthodontic Practice

PAUL GANGE

Over the past three and a half decades, orthodontists have progressed from attaching brittle plastic brackets with weak, messy, odiferous powder/liquid methyl methacrylate cements1 to bonding sturdy, ...

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The Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device

WILLIAM VOGT DDS

Devices commonly used for the correction of Class II malocclusions can be classified as extraoral (headgear), intra-arch, or interarch. The intra-arch devices are either removable (Cetlin or sagittal ...

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Intrusion of Overerupted Maxillary Molars with Miniscrew Anchorage

JAMES C.Y. LIN DDS, ERIC J.W. LIOU DDS, MS, CHIN-LIANG YEH DDS, MS

The intrusion of overerupted maxillary molars in adult patients is a difficult challenge for orthodontists. Use of conventional fixed or removable appliances may result in unwanted side effects, and t...

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The Effects of Orthodontic Appliances on Wind-Instrument Players

NEIL A. RANEY

Fixed orthodontic appliances can have a negative impact on the musical ability of wind-instrument players by causing discomfort and by interfering with the correct embouchure.1-8 This report describes...

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