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May 2007
Volume 41, Issue 5

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Don't Forget the Second Molars

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Second molars pose a considerable challenge to any dental specialist, with the possible exception of a pediatric dentist. The endodontists on my multidisciplinary team report that root-canal therapy o...

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LETTERS

J-Hook Headgear Safety

REGINALD MIETHKE DDS, PhD

Regarding the "Pearl" on "J-Hook Headgear Safety" by Dr. S. Everett Rushing (JCO, October 2006): Like Dr. Rushing, I like J-hook headgears because Jack Hickham was one of the finest orthodontists I ev...

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A Precise Wire Guide for Positioning Interradicular Miniscrews

HYUNG-JOO CHOI DDS, MSD, TAE-WOO KIM DDS, MSD, PhD, HYE-WON KIM DDS, MSD

Advantages of miniscrews over endosseous implants in cases requiring skeletal anchorage include their smaller size and lower cost, a wider range of implantation sites, ease of insertion and removal, t...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Skeletal Anchorage and Professional Courtesy

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

(Editor’s Note: The Readers’ Corner is a quarterly feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Pairs of questions are mailed per...

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CASE REPORT

Facial Improvements after Molar Intrusion

KI-JUN CHOI DDS, JU-HEE CHOI DDS, SOO-YUN LEE DMD, DONALD J. FERGUSON DMD, MSD, SEUNG-HYUN KYUNG DDS, PhD

Orthodontists have tried various methods of intruding the posterior teeth to correct skeletal open bite, including tongue cribs,1 high-pull headgear,2 posterior bite blocks,3 active vertical corrector...

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Uprighting Mesially Inclined Mandibular Second Molars with a Modified Uprighter Jet

ANTONIO GRACCO DDS, LUCA LOMBARDO DDS, MAURO COZZANI DDS, MSCD, GIUSEPPE SICILIANI DDS

Premature loss of the mandibular second premolars and first molars due to caries or periodontal disease can lead to mesioinclination of the second molars. Various orthodontic methods have been used to...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

One-Step Conversion of a Banded Expander to a Transpalatal Bar

DANIEL LEVY-BERCOWSKI DDS, MSD, ELADIO DeLEON DMS, MS, JOHN W. STOCKSTILL DDS, MS

After maxillary expansion to correct a posterior crossbite in the deciduous or early mixed dentition,1,2 the arch is usually stabilized with a palatal acrylic plate or a transpalatal arch.3-5 Fabricat...

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Force Levels of Nickel Titanium Initial Archwires

JEFF BERGER BDS, DO, TOM WARAM

Since the development of the edgewise appliance, clinicians have sought the ability to use light forces without complicated mechanical delivery methods. In recent years, self-ligating brackets have he...

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