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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PhD
Over the years, like many other orthodontists, I have developed a habit of subconsciously evaluating the overall esthetics of practically every face I see. Whenever I am in a crowded setting--such as ...
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EDUARDO YUGO SUZUKI DDS, PHD, BOONSIVA SUZUKI DDS, PHD
Miniscrew implants have several advantages over other orthodontic anchorage techniques, including ease of implantation and removal, relatively low cost, and availability for immediate loading.1-3 Orth...
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PEARLS
WILLIAM M. MONTGOMERY DMD, MS
When a tooth is overlapped by an adjacent tooth at the start of treatment, I sometimes have trouble seating even a superelastic archwire far enough into the bracket for "self-ligation". Full access wi...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
NATALIE ANN BEATON
(Editor’s Note: This quarterly JCO column is compiled by Contributing Editor Robert Haeger. Every three months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practic...
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FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDS, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD
Treatment of bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion often involves the extraction of four first premolars.1 Since these patients often have Class I molar relationships, the objective is usually to reduc...
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CASE REPORT
DANIEL CELLI MD, DDS, MSC, PhD, DANIELE GARCOVICH DDS, MSC, ENRICO GASPERONI DDS, ROBERTO DELI MD, DDS
Bimaxillary protrusion in adolescent patients has traditionally been treated by extracting the four first premolars and retracting the anterior teeth.1,2 Although this approach is less complex than no...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
SUMIT YADAV BDS, FAGE, MADHUR UPADHYAY BDS, MDS, FAGE
Intermaxillary elastics are often used to settle the occlusion during the finishing stages of treatment. This article describes the fabrication and application of simple ligature hooks for the attachm...
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