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May 2011
Volume 45, Issue 5

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

High-Tech Orthodontics

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Technological progress in any healthcare-related discipline is always met with an initial degree of skepticism. After all, it makes sense to stick to tried-and-true techniques and appliances with long...

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Efficient Tooth Movement with New Technologies for Customized Treatment

K. HERO BREUNING DDS, PhD

Within the next few years, most orthodontists will probably be designing treatment plans and evaluating treatment progress by digital means. Considering the fast pace of technological development, a c...

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THE CUTTING EDGE

The Digital-Titanium Herbst

GIAMPIETRO FARRONATO MD, DDS, GIANFRANCO SANTAMARIA MD, DDS, PAOLO CRESSONI MD, DDS, DANIELA FALZONE DDS, MARGHERITA COLOMBO DDS

(Editor's Note: This quarterly column is compiled by JCO Technology Editor Ronald Redmond. To help keep our readers on The Cutting Edge, Dr. Redmond will spotlight a particular area of orthodontic tec...

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En-Masse Retraction Using Skeletal Anchorage in the Tuberosity and Retromolar Regions

SUNDARAM VENKATESWARAN MDS, VENKATESHWARA RAO MDS, N.R. KRISHNASWAMY MDS, MOrth RCS

Anchorage conservation has always been a challenge in orthodontics, especially when multiple teeth are moved simultaneously. Headgear and intermaxillary elastics have traditionally been used in such s...

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PEARLS

Wire Jigs for Stabilizing Lingual Retainers

ROOPAK D. NAIK BDS, MDS, NARAYAN H. GANDEDKAR BDS, MDS, FCFO

These simple stabilizing jigs for bonded lingual retainer wires are easily fabricated from materials in the office, using the following procedure:  1. Bend a circular retentive tag into one end of an ...

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CASE REPORT

Late Expression of Class III Malocclusion

GUILHERME JANSON DDS, MS, PhD, MRCDC, JANINE ARAKI DDS, MS, PhD, ARNALDO PINZAN DDS, MS, PhD, LÍVIA MARIA ANDRADE DE FREITAS DDS, MS, PhD, MARCOS ROBERTO DE FREITAS DDS, MS, PhD

Early intervention in a Class III case with some combination of a protraction face mask, Frankel and fixed appliances, and a chin cup generally has a good prognosis,1,2 as long as the patient is follo...

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A Power Arm for Canine Retraction with Miniscrew Anchorage

SUMIT KUMAR YADAV BDS, MDS, VIKAS SEHGAL BDS, MDS

We have devised a simple technique for attaching a power arm to a canine bracket before bonding, allowing bodily retraction of the canine with a segmental archwire1 and miniscrew anchorage2] (Fig. 1)....

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LETTERS

White-Spot Lesions

I read, with interest, your editorial regarding enamel decalcification (JCO, January 2011). Since I switched to self-ligating brackets over five years ago, it is a rare event that I see any decalcific...

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