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September 2012
Volume 46, Issue 9

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Remaining Vigilant

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a statement about a new disease that appears particularly virulent, reminiscent of the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic that...

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MASTER CLINICIAN

Bjorn U. Zachrisson, DDS, MSD, PHD

BJORN U. ZACHRISSON DDS, MSD, PhD, 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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Anterior Torque Correction with Bracketless Fixed Orthodontics

MARINO MUSILLI DDS, MS Orth, MARCO ACANFORA DDS, ENRICO GHERLONE MD, DDS, ALESSANDRA LUCCHESE DDS, MS Orth

Torque correction is one of the most difficult and critical procedures performed during the finishing phase of orthodontic treatment.1 Proper torque positions the root in a physiological periodontal s...

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OVERVIEW

Sterilization and Instrument Compatibility in a Digital World

PETER O. SILDVE

(Editor's Note: In this regular column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and suggestions for future subjects are welcome.)In today's environment...

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Management of a Relapsed Midline Diastema in One Visit

ORLANDO MOTOHIRO TANAKA DDS, PhD, RICHARD CLABAUGH III DDS, GUS G. SOTIROPOULOS DDS, MS

About 10% of orthodontic patients present with maxillary midline diastemas wider than .5mm after eruption of the permanent canines, and roughly half of these patients experience relapse following orth...

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PEARLS

Sturdy Hooks for Elastics Attachment

RAJ KUMAR VERMA BDS, ASHOK KUMAR JENA MDS, SATINDER PAL SINGH MDS, ASHOK KUMAR UTREJA MDS

Although intermaxillary elastics are often used to settle the occlusion during the finishing stage of orthodontic treatment, many Bracket systems do not include hooks for elastics attachment. Kobayash...

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CASE REPORT

Scissor-Bite Correction Using Miniscrew Anchorage

AJIT KALIA MDS, KANAAN SHARIF MDS

Scissor bite is observed most frequently between the second molars. Several treatment methods have been proposed, including intermaxillary crosselastics, multibracketed appliances, transpalatal arches...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Integrated Clinical Orthodontics

MICHAEL MERU DDS

VINOD KRISHNAN, BDS, MDS, MOrth RCSZE'EV DAVIDOVITCH, DMD, Editors 528 pages. $149.99. 2012.Wiley-Blackwell, 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. (800) 434-3422; www.wiley.com. One of the m...

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