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December 2006
Volume 40, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Our Expanding Role

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

In the past, the term "interdisciplinary orthodontics" generally referred to the preparation of patients for definitive restorative and/or prosthodontic rehabilitation. Such treatment could include mo...

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JCO INTERVIEWS

Dr. Birte Melsen on Adult Orthodontic Treatment

BIRTE MELSEN DDS, DO, VITTORIO CACCIAFESTA DDS, MSC, PhD

DR. CACCIAFESTA Prof. Melsen, I feel a bit humbled to be interviewing you for JCO, since I was one of your residents at the University of Aarhus from 1996 to 1999. Is it true that your practice in Ger...

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OVERVIEW Sleep Disorders and Oral Appliances: What Every Orthodontist Should Know

SARAH C. SHOAF DDS, MED, MS

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recognizes many sleep disorders, including insomnia, somnambulism, narcolepsy, and periodic leg movements. The two main sleep disorders that can be treated with ...

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Profound, Needle-Free Anesthesia in Orthodontics

JOHN W. GRAHAM DDS, MD

With a rapid rise in the use of lasers and miniscrews over the past few years, the administration of anesthesia in the orthodontic office has also been on the increase. Fortunately, there are several ...

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CASE REPORT

Management of a Periodontally Compromised Case Using Miniscrew Anchorage

DIMITRIOS MAVREAS DDS, MS, DD

Mini-implants have become an accepted means of reinforcing anchorage in the treatment of a variety of malocclusions.1-10 Orthodontic miniscrews are generally used in four types of cases: Patients wit...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

A Quick and Inexpensive Method for Immediate Pontic Fabrication

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, BUDI KUSNOTO DDS, MS

Restorative options for an ankylosed central incisor include extraction and prosthodontic replacement, substitution of a lateral incisor,1 autogenous premolar transplantation,2 prosthodontic crown bui...

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