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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD
My practice, like those of most of our readers, has not shown as much economic growth as I would have liked since the economic downturn began around 2008. Case starts are down, and referrals from gene...
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KI BEOM KIM DDS, MSD, PhD, MARY ELLEN HELMKAMP DDS
Although rapid maxillary expansion can be effective in correcting posterior crossbite and dental crowding due to arch-length discrepancies, it can also cause side effects including limited skeletal ex...
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LORENZA CATALFAMO DDS, MSC, ENRICO GASPERONI DDS, MSC, DANIEL CELLI MD, DDS, MSC, PhD, ROBERTO DELI MD, DDS
In conventional Class II treatment, distalization of the maxillary arch usually requires multiple phases of tooth movement during which anchorage loss can occur, with consequent maxillary incisor prot...
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CASE REPORT
ANTONIO GRACCO DDS, IVANO MALTONI MD, DDS, MANUELA MALTONI DDS, LUCIA ZOLI DDS
Between 25% and 50% of the general population are affected by impacted teeth,1 with the incidence of upper-canine impaction reportedly ranging from .92-4.3%.2-4 Although some cases have iatrogenic or ...
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THE READERS' CORNER
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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ROBERTO CIARLANTINI DDS, BIRTE MELSEN DDS, DO
Two options are available for treating patients with agenesis of the upper lateral incisors: space closure followed by reshaping of the canines that will function as lateral incisors, or space mainten...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
MAURO COZZANI DMD, MSCD, MATTIA FONTANA DMD, FRANCESCA RUSSO
When intermaxillary elastics are needed in a patient with brackets bonded in only one arch, a thermoformed appliance can be used to provide a point of attachment in the opposing arch without bonding a...
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