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February 2010
Volume 44, Issue 2

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Building Bridges Down Under

DAVID S. VOGELS III

The World Federation of Orthodontists knows how to pick its spots for a congress.These events, scheduled every five years, were originally held in conjunction with annual AAO meetings. The Sixth Inter...

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2010 AAO CONVENTION

Washington: Pride of the Nation

DAVID S. VOGELS III

The AAO returns to Washington, D.C., for its annual meeting May 1-4. With many of the most important historical monuments and museums in America within easy walking distance of the Convention Center, ...

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CASE REPORT

Expedited Correction of Significant Dentofacial Asymmetry Using a "Surgery First" Approach

CARLOS VILLEGAS DDS, FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDS, JUNJI SUGAWARA DDS, PhD, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD

Symmetry is considered a hallmark of facial attractiveness.1,2 Skeletal asymmetries generally require surgical intervention to improve facial esthetics and correct any associated malocclusions. The cl...

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PEARLS

A Hawley Clasp Modification

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD, DIPAK CHUDASAMA BDS, MSC, MOrth RCS

The venerable Hawley retainer has been basically unaltered in form and application since its introduction to the specialty nearly 100 years ago.1 To add to its utility, we suggest a modification of th...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Inserting Tomas Pins

S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD

The * temporary anchorage system features presterilized miniscrews that are packaged in individual glass tubes. The plastic stopper that seals the tube also holds the head of the screw for easy remova...

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Forced Eruption of a Labially Impacted Canine Using Joined Micro-Implants

HYO-SANG PARK DDS, MSD, PhD, YOUNG-HEE OH DDS, MSD

Impaction of a maxillary canine is a common problem because of the tooth'ss long eruption path.1 The canine sometimes erupts labial to the lateral incisor, occasionally causing resorption of the later...

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A New Lingual Straight-Wire Technique

GIUSEPPE SCUZZO MD, DDS, KYOTO TAKEMOTO DDS, PhD, YUI TAKEMOTO DDS, AYA TAKEMOTO DDS, LUCA LOMBARDO DDS

To overcome several limitations of the lingual mushroom-arch technique introduced by Fujita in the 1970s,1,2 Takemoto and Scuzzo developed the lingual straight-wire (LSW) technique in 1995.3,4 Mushroo...

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