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December 2008
Volume 42, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Fine-Tuning Our Treatment of Deep Bites

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

A deep overbite is one of the most common malocclusions in orthodontic practice. The occurrence of traumatic occlusion due to a deep bite is fortunately rare, but when it does happen, the results can ...

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A Quick Fix for Pseudo-Class III Correction

S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD

Pseudo-Class III malocclusion is usually diagnosed in a patient with an anterior functional shift of the mandible resulting from lingually inclined maxillary incisors.1,2 When the mandible is manipula...

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2008 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures, Part 2: Breakdowns of Selected Variables

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PhD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

Last month, the first installment of our report on the 2008 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures examined trends in the specialty over the five surveys we have conducted since 1...

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JCO INTERVIEWS

Dr. William Proffit on the Present and Future of Orthodontics

WILLIAM PROFFIT, SARAH SHOAF

DR. SHOAF There is a move today toward the use of more sophisticated technologies in diagnosis and treatment planning. Do you think the average solo orthodontist should be investing in three-dimension...

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PEARLS

Fabricating an Interproximal Strip Holder

NARAYAN H. GANDEDKAR BDS, SANJAY V. GANESHKAR MDS, MDO RCPS

We present here a simple and economical way of fabricating an interproximal strip holder from routine lab materials. Form two closed loops, about 5mm apart, in a length of.032" or .036" stainless ste...

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Correction of Deep Bite in Adults Using the Invisalign System

ALDO GIANCOTTI DDS, GIANLUCA MAMPIERI DDS, MARIO GRECO DDS

Deep overbite is commonly treated by molar extrusion, incisor intrusion, or both. Careful diagnostic assessment is needed to determine the best treatment approach. Patients with structural deep bites ...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of a Patient with Severely Shortened Maxillary Central Incisor Roots

ORLANDO MOTOHIRO TANAKA DDS, MSC, PhD, LUÉGYA HENRIQUES AMORIN KNOP DDS, RICARDO LIMA SHINTCOVSK DDS, THAIS MIYUKI HIRATA DDS

External apical root resorption is a common clinical complication of orthodontic treatment, most often involving the maxillary incisors. This article describes treatment of a patient with severely sho...

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