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August 2013
Volume 47, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Extraction Controversy

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

If there is one thing a journalist loves, it is a controversy that just won't go away. Popular culture is rife with such issues, from universal health care to global warming to standardized testing. M...

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THE HOT SEAT

Extractions

This quarterly column is compiled by JCO Contributing Editor John W. Graham, DDS, MD. Selected participants are asked for brief replies to a series of questions on a single topic. Your suggestions for...

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Class II Therapy with a Combination of Customized Lingual Appliances and the Forsus Device

CON O'KEEFFE BDS, LDS, MMedSc Orth, DOrth RCS, MARY E. O'KEEFFE BDSc, MFDS RCS

Adults seek orthodontic treatment primarily for esthetic reasons,1 which explains the rapid development in more cosmetic appliance systems in recent years. Although lingual brackets became popular in ...

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THE CUTTING EDGE

Treatment of Severe Facial Asymmetry Using Virtual Three-Dimensional Planning and a "Surgery First" Protocol

FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDS, VINAY K. CHUGH BDS, MDS, NANDAKUMAR JANAKIRAMAN BDS, MDS, JONATHAN FELDMAN DMD, MS, DAVID SHAFER DDS, MD, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD

This column is compiled by JCO Technology Editor W. Ronald Redmond, DDS, MS. To help keep our readers on The Cutting Edge, Dr. Redmond will spotlight a particular area of orthodontic technology every ...

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CASE REPORT

Correction of Malpositioned Lower Lateral Incisors in a Two-Phase Nonextraction Case

HECTOR L. RODRÍGUEZ DDS

The most commonly transposed tooth is the maxillary canine, perhaps due to its extended period of development and long eruption path.1,2 A patient with an exfoliated deciduous canine and a slow erupti...

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Prediction of Maxillary Lateral-Incisor Root Resorption Using Sector Analysis of Potentially Impacted Canines

ROBERT H. SCHINDEL DDS, MICHAEL R. SHEINIS DDS

Other than the third molars, the maxillary canine is the most frequently impacted tooth in the dental arch. Although the incidence of canine impaction is about 1 in 100 in the general population,1 the...

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Consequences of Poor Oral Hygiene During Clear Aligner Therapy

MAZYAR MOSHIRI DMD, MS, JAMES E. ECKHART DDS, PATRICK MCSHANE DMD, DANIEL S. GERMAN DDS

While the use of clear aligners has become increasingly common in orthodontic therapy, information regarding decalcification or caries in patients undergoing aligner therapy has not been widely dissem...

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