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January 2012
Volume 46, Issue 1

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Good Things Come in Small Packages

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

My predecessor as Editor of JCO, Dr. Larry W. White, a good friend and one of my personal heroes, used to give a presentation to orthodontic organizations entitled something like "The Best Ideas I've ...

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2011 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 4: Additional Breakdowns

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

The series concludes with comparisons of male and female orthodontists and an analysis of the influence of management service organizations. Previous articles in this series of reports on the 2011 JCO...

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The G-Chain and Miniscrew Anchorage: Simple Mechanics for Molar Uprighting

MARIO GRECO DDS, VIVIANA MEDDIS DDS, ALDO GIANCOTTI DDS

An adult patient with a missing first molar is commonly treated by uprighting the adjacent second molar for eventual prosthetic replacement. Orthodontic uprighting with a sectional wire and cantilever...

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CLINICAL AID

A Modified Plier for Crimping a Double-Back Bend

Y. MOHAMED HASHIR MDS

Appliances such as the Pen-dulum, transpalatal arches, and removable Nance arches often require double-back wire bends for insertion into the lingual sheaths of molar bands. Bending a double-back wire...

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A Space Maintainer for Growing Patients with Avulsed Central Incisors

MATHEUS MELO PITHON DDS, MS, PhD, ÉLIDA BOAVENTURA MENDES DS, RICARDO ALVES DE SOUZA DDS, MS, LIVIA MARIA ANDRADE DE FREITAS DDS, MS, PhD

Avulsion of the central incisors is not uncommon in children and adolescents who have experienced dental trauma. Although reimplantation is the ideal treatment, the longer the tooth is out of the alve...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Simple Reactivation of a Haas Expansion Screw

ERNANI MENEZES MARCHIORO DDS, MOrth, STEFAN CARDON DDS, MOrth, GABRIEL SCHMIDT DOLCI DDS, MOrth

When significant expansion of a narrow maxilla is needed, the clinician must decide whether to place a longer expansion screw lower in the palatal vault, potentially causing patient discomfort, or to ...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Dental Trauma

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

(Editor's Note: The Readers' Corner is a quarterly feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Pairs of questions are mailed per...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Micro-Implant Positioning Guide

HEMANTH M. BDS, MDS, G.S. PATIL BDS, DOrth, MDS, SUDHANSHU VERMA BDS

We have developed a Multi-loop Wire Guide that can be used to determine the safe zone for interradicular microimplant placement, thereby minimizing the risk of root injury and implant failure. This ar...

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PEARLS

Color-Coded Elastomeric Modules for Elastics Placement

DANIEL KENNEDY BDS, DClinDent(Ortho), MOrth RCS, MRACDS

As a relative newcomer to the specialty of orthodontics, I have already encountered several patients who have become confused about elastics placement. While none of these situations has been unrecove...

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PEARLS

Palatal Clips for Canine Retraction

SUMIT KUMAR YADAV BDS, MDS, DARA SINGH YADAV BDS

In space-closure cases, canines are generally retracted with either frictional (sliding) or nonfrictional (closing-loop) mechanics.1,2 We have devised a simple method for lingual traction of protrusiv...

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PEARLS

Securing a Lingual Retainer Wire with Orthodontic Separators

ROHAN S. HATTARKI BDS, MDS, K.M. KELUSKAR BDS, MDS

The following is a simple method for securing a lingual retainer wire during direct bonding.  1. Fabricate an .0175" stainless steel twisted wire retainer on the patient's post-treatment cast. For a 3...

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Distalization of an Ectopic Molar in the Early Mixed Dentition

ASHOK KOTHARI BDS, MDS

An ectopically erupting permanent molar can cause premature resorption of the deciduous molar, resulting in a loss of arch space. Early extraction of the resorbed tooth may require placement of a spac...

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Eruption Control of Maxillary Second Molars with a Segmental Overlay Wire

ANNA MENINI DMD, PAOLO COZZANI DMD, MAURO COZZANI DMD, MSCD

Eruption of maxillary second molars at the end of fixed-appliance treatment can be difficult to manage once a rectangular stainless steel archwire has been placed (Fig. 1). A buccally erupting second ...

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Maxillary Molar Intrusion with a Single Miniscrew and a Transpalatal Arch

MOONYOUNG LEE DMD, JEROME SHUMAN DMD, MS

Supereruption of maxillary molars is a common finding in adult patients, generally caused by premature loss of mandibular first molars and consequent extrusion of the opposing dentition toward the ede...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Evidence-Based Orthodontics

ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MSD

GREG J. HUANG, DMD, MSD, MPH; STEPHEN RICHMOND, BDS, DOrth RCS, MSD, FDS RCS, PHD, FHEA; and KATHERINE W.L. VIG, BDS, MS, DOrth RCS, FDS RCS, Editors 348 pages. $89.99. 2011. Wiley-Blackwell, 111 Rive...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Fundamentals of Orthodontic Bracket Selection: A User Guide

MICHAEL MERU DDS

JOHN C. BENNETT, FDS, DOrth RCS 2nd edition. 109 pages. 110 illustrations. $99. 2010.Le Grande Publishing, 43 Stapleton Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6PD, United Kingdom.(44) 1733-235-234; w...

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