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January 2011
Volume 45, Issue 1

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Preventing and Treating White-Spot Lesions

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Few treatment outcomes are more disappointing to both the patient (or parent) and the orthodontist than the appearance of white-spot lesions on the teeth at the time the braces are removed. More often...

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Early Class III Treatment with a Hybrid Hyrax-Mentoplate Combination

BENEDICT WILMES DDS, MSC, PhD, MANUEL NIENKEMPER DDS, MSC, BJORN LUDWIG DMD, MSD, CHUNG HOW KAU BDS, MSD, MBA, PhD, MOrth, FDS, FFD, FAMS, DIETER DRESCHER DDS, MSC, PhD

Skeletal Class III malocclusions are relatively uncommon and usually associated with genetic factors. The etiology may involve a retrognathic maxilla, a prognathic mandible, or both.1,2 Young patients...

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Lower Molar Intrusion Using Skeletal Anchorage

DANIELE MODONI DDS, MICHELE MODONI DDS, GABRIELLA ROMANO DDS, ALESSANDRO VERDINO DDS

Until the development of skeletal anchorage,1 it was nearly impossible to intrude lower molars without reciprocal extrusion of the teeth used for anchorage.2-5 Recent articles have reported on the use...

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Efficacy of a Fluoride Varnish in Preventing White-Spot Lesions as Measured with Laser Fluorescence

CARINA FALEIROS DEMITO DDS, GUSTAVO VIVALDI RODRIGUES DDS, ADILSON LUIZ RAMOS DDS, MSC, PhD, S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD

The tendency of plaque to accumulate around fixed orthodontic appliances can result in rapid demineralization,1-7sometimes within only a few weeks after bracket placement.1-3 Vigilant home hygiene, in...

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PEARLS

A Device for Placement of Open-Coil Springs

ROHAN S. HATTARKI BDS, MDS

Placing an open-coil spring over an archwire can be tricky: the spring can pop the wire out of bracket slots before ligation, and compressing the spring with the fingers is cumbersome, especially in t...

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CASE REPORT

Correction of Anterior Crossbite and an Unesthetic Smile Arc in an Adult Patient

NAZEER AHMED MEERAN BDS, MDS

Borderline and mild skeletal Class III relationships in adult patients are usually treated by orthodontic camouflage. Reasonably good results have been achieved with nonsurgical treatment of anterior ...

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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN

Remodeling Options and Solutions

WARREN HAMULA DDS, MSD

The term "remodeling", as applied to an orthodontic office, can cover a wide range of activities, from minor alterations in an existing floor plan for improved practice efficiency to major, all-encomp...

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