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June 2012
Volume 46, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

A Master Clinician

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Throughout the nearly half-century of JCO's history, our interviews of leading orthodontists from around the world have been among our most popular articles. Such orthodontic luminaries as Charles Twe...

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MASTER CLINICIAN

R.G. "Wick" Alexander, DDS, MSD

R.G. "WICK" ALEXANDER DDS, MSD, PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD

(Editor's Note: Associate Editor Peter Sinclair conceived this department devoted to recognizing the Master Clinicians who have made the orthodontic specialty what it is today. Every few months in JCO...

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Lingual Applications of the Midpalatal Absolute Anchorage System

RYOON-KI HONG DDS, PhD, SEUNG-MIN LIM DDS, JUNG-MIN HEO DDS, SEUNG-HAK BAEK DDS, MSD, PhD

The cortical bone of the median and paramedian posterior palate is thick and dense enough to support miniscrew implant placement and sustain heavy orthodontic forces.1-4 These areas contain no nerves,...

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A Cantilever Spring for Alignment of Buccally Impacted Canines

RADHA KATIYAR BDS, MDS, GYAN P. SINGH MDS, PRADEEP TANDON MDS

A buccally impacted maxillary canine is usually positioned near the root of an adjacent tooth and mesial to its normal position. Movement of such an impacted canine into the arch requires attention to...

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Model Analysis on a Smartphone

PAVAN KUMAR MAMILLAPALLI MDS, PRAVEEN KUMAR NEELA MDS, VASU MURTHY SESHAM MDS

A smartphone is a mobile device that provides advanced functions beyond those of a typical mobile phone. With the capabilities of a complete operating system and mobile applications or "apps", the sin...

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A Comparison of Four Methods for Sterilizing Orthodontic Pliers

GEORGE KYRITSIS DDS, MSD

Until recently, little information has been published regarding the sterilization of orthodontic pliers according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines1: 1. After cleaning, in...

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CASE REPORT

Nonextraction Treatment of a Class II Open Bite in an Adult Patient

HECTOR LUIS RODRIGUEZ DDS

Open bite is one of the most difficult orthodontic problems to treat--especially in adult patients, who frequently require orthognathic surgery.1 Less invasive approaches, such as the use of skeletal ...

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