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June 2013
Volume 47, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Intraoral Scanners Have Arrived

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

The annual session of the AAO is always the highlight of my professional year. It's a chance not only to meet old friends and colleagues,but to make new friends and greet the up-and-coming members of ...

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Upper-Incisor Root Control with Invisalign Appliances

TOMMASO CASTROFLORIO DDS, PhD, FRANCESCO GARINO MD, DO, ALBERTO LAZZARO, CESARE DEBERNARDI MD, DDS

In defining the ideal orthodontic appliance, Proffit wrote that it "must meet certain basic design criteria: it (1) should not interfere with function; (2) should cause no harm to the oral tissues or ...

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PEARLS

A Chairside Customized Chin Cup

GIORGIO CACCIATORE DDS, MS, LAURA POLETTI DDS, LUIS HUANCA GHISLANZONI DDS, PhD

Prefabricated facemasks are commonly used in Class III treatment. Because the fit of the chin cup is not customized for each patient, however, poor adaptation often causes skin irritation and even mil...

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Practical and Esthetic Considerations in Adult Canine-Extraction Treatment

MILTON MERI BENITEZ FARRET DDS, MSD, PhD, MARCEL MARCHIORI FARRET DDS, MSD, PhD

Orthodontists generally avoid canine extractions because of the importance of these teeth in establishing a functional, esthetically correct occlusion. Not only are the canines necessary in guiding la...

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The Efficacy of Enamel Sandblasting in Bonding to Fluorosed Teeth

VEERESHI A.S. BDS, MDS, MOrth RCS, VIJAYALAKSHMI P.S. BDS, MDS, MOrth RCS, VINOD VERMA BDS, MDS, V.P. JAYADE BDS, MDS, MUKESH KUMAR BDS, MDS

Optimum retentive strength of bonded components is an important prerequisite for success in fixed-appliance therapy. A 15-to-20-second application of 37% phosphoric acid to the enamel surface, creatin...

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CASE REPORT

Management of Unilateral Condylar Hyperplasia with a High Condylectomy, Skeletal Anchorage, and a CAD/CAM Alloplast

CARLOS VILLEGAS DDS, NANDAKUMAR JANAKIRAMAN BDS, MDS, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MS, PhD, FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDSc

Unilateral mandibular condylar hyperplasia is a self-limiting, pathological condition causing excessive growth of the affected condyle and significant dentofacial asymmetry, with unfavorable effects o...

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A Bone-Borne Appliance for Rapid Maxillary Expansion

HEINZ WINSAUER MD, DDS, JULIA VLACHOJANNIS MD, DDS, MSc, CLEMENS WINSAUER CMD, BJÖRN LUDWIG DMD, MSD, ANDRE WALTER MD, DDS, MSc

Since the introduction of nonsurgical rapid maxillary expansion (RME) for the treatment of transverse deficiencies in 1860, maxillary expanders have been part of the orthodontist's armamentarium. A su...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Self-Ligating Brackets in Orthodontics: Current Concepts and Techniques

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS

BJORN LUDWIG, DMD, MSDDIRK BISTER, MD, DDSEBASTIAN BAUMGAERTEL, DMD, MSD, FRCD 256 pages, 1,530 illustrations (mostly color). $200. 2012.Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Ave., New York, NY...

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BOOK REVIEWS

The Face: Pictorial Atlas of Clinical Anatomy

SARAH C. SHOAF DDS, MED, MS

DR. RALF J. RADLANSKI and KARL H. WESKER366 pages, 406 illustrations. $178. 2012.Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc., 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133.(800) 621-0387; www.quintpub.com. It was ...

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