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July 2009
Volume 43, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Team, Team, Team

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

As an orthodontist in a multidisciplinary, university-based group practice, I am frequently asked to consult on adult patients requiring complex, full-mouth reconstruction. Unlike the typical adolesce...

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A Palatal Locking Plate Anchor for Orthodontic Tooth Movement

YASOO WATANABE DDS, PhD, KEISUKE MIYAMOTO DDS, PhD

A recently developed titanium locking plate for orthognathic surgery, designed to prevent screw movement and loosening,1 can also be effective in orthodontic treatment (Fig. 1). The palatal locking pl...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Conversion of a Rapid Palatal Expander to a Transpalatal Arch

PETER PELLEGRINI DDS, MS

After rapid maxillary expansion, it is common practice to secure the expansion screw and leave the appliance passively in place for several months. The clinician may then place a transpalatal arch (TP...

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Sequential MARA-Invisalign Treatment

JAMES E. ECKHART DDS

Although orthodontic treatment with clear aligner systems such as Invisalign* is usually contraindicated in teenage patients with Class II malocclusions, it can be an option if the teeth are sufficien...

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A Simple Method of Assessing Anteroposterior Skeletal Pattern from a Lateral Cephalogram

JOSEPH H. NOAR MSC, BDS, FDS RCS, DOrth RCS, ILTM , AZAM AL-ASADY BDS, MFDS RCS, MSC, MOrth , HOWARD C. MOSELEY BCHD, MSC FDS, MOrth, ILTM

Cephalometric analysis is often used as an adjunct to clinical assessment of the anteroposterior skeletal pattern and maxillomandibular discrepancy.1 Many such methods, however, are complex and time-c...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of an Isolated Vertical Infrabony Defect with Orthodontic Intrusion

DANIELE MODONI DDS , MICHELE MODONI DDS , ALESSANDRO VERDINO DDS , ROBERTO DELI MD, DDS

Orthodontic treatment of patients with advanced periodontal disease requires a multidisciplinary approach. Orthodontic forces acting on teeth in the presence of ongoing periodontal inflammation can pr...

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Multidisciplinary Management of Double-Tooth Anomalies

GIORGIO IODICE DDS, PhD, SERGIO PADUANO MD , IACOPO CIOFFI DDS, PhD , ANIELLO INGENITO MD, ROBERTO MARTINA MD

A double tooth is a congenital anomaly in which two adjacent teeth are joined at the crown level (enamel and dentin), forming a single tooth with an enlarged crown.1 Although the cause is unknown, gen...

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