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June 2008
Volume 42, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Another Solution for Single-Tooth Ectopias

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Single-tooth ectopias can be extraordinarily frustrating. Clinical problems associated with individual teeth in linguo- or palatoversion include difficulty in attaining a suitable purchase on the toot...

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Biomechanical Considerations in Treatment with Miniscrew Anchorage, Part 3: Clinical Cases

MIN-HO JUNG DDS, MSD, PhD, TAE-WOO KIM DDS, MSD, PhD

In two previous articles (JCO, February 2008 and March 2008), we described biomechanical variations that may occur during the retraction of anterior teeth using skeletal anchorage. The present article...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Enhancement Orthodontics: Theory and Practice

ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MSD

Marc Bernard Ackerman, DMD 142 pages, 233 illustrations. $75. 2007. Blackwell Munksgaard2121 State Ave.Ames, IA 50014(515) 292-0140; www.blackwellpublishing.com. An orthodontic publication occasionall...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of an Unusual Crossbite with an Impacted Mandibular Second Premolar

VINAY K. CHUGH BDS, MDS, MOrth RCS, VIJAY P. SHARMA BDS, MDS, PRADEEP TANDON BDS, MDS, GYAN P. SINGH BDS, MDS

A 14-year-old female presented with the chief complaints of retroclined upper front teeth and dissatisfaction with her smile (Fig. 1). Clinical examination revealed a Class I molar relationship with s...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Use of Rare-Earth Magnets for Bonding Lingual Retainers

SUMIT YADAV BDS, MDS, FAGE, MADHUR UPADHYAY BDS, MDS, FAGE, SAMEER PATIL BDS, MDS, K.M. KELUSKAR BDS, MDS

Although several methods have been described for bonding fixed lingual retainers, precise positioning has always been problematic.1-8 The use of transfer trays9,10 is time-consuming and carries the ri...

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Mandibular Molar Protraction with Temporary Anchorage Devices

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS, TYLER JOLLEY DMD

Protraction of mandibular molars is challenging because of the high density of mandibular bone. Anterior dental anchorage is often inadequate to protract even a single first molar without reciprocal r...

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Dual Approach for Moving a Blocked-Out Tooth into the Arch

JAE HYUN PARK DMD, MSD, MS, PhD, DONALD J. SANCHEZ DDS, MS

Crowding or lack of arch space often results in a tooth becoming lingually or palatally blocked out. It can be impossible to tie an archwire to a tooth that is displaced too far. Furthermore, a bracke...

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Use of Semifixed Posterior Bite Blocks to Open a Deep Bite

VIKAS SEHGAL BDS, MDS, ANIL CHANDNA BDS, MDS, MAHIMA SAINI BDS

A deep bite must be opened before brackets can be bonded in the mandibular arch. The most common devices used to open the bite are removable anterior or posterior biteplanes and glass ionomer cement (...

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