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October 2013
Volume 47, Issue 10

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Managing the Vertical Dimension

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Controlling the vertical dimension during comprehensive treatment has always been one of the most challenging aspects of orthodontic practice. Since the point of force application on the crown of the ...

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MASTER CLINICIAN

Birte Melsen, DDS, DO

BIRTE MELSEN DDS, DO, 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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CASE REPORT

Surgical-Orthodontic Correction of a Skeletal Class III Malocclusion with Severe Maxillary Constriction

YANMIN WANG PhD, MIN LIU MD, LI ZHOU MD, JING HU PhD

Class III malocclusion is a complicated orofacial deformity with a prevalence of about 12% in Chinese and Japanese populations, but less than 5% among Caucasians.1 About 70% of the Class III malocclus...

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A Fixed Extrusion Appliance for Fractured Anterior Teeth

V. ASHWIN KUMAR DDS, A.V. ARUN MDS, S. ARAVIND KUMAR MDS

Saving a tooth with a subgingival fracture can be a complex procedure involving a multidisciplinary effort1 and considerable stress to the patient. According to Jain and colleagues, surgical repositio...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Repairing Fractured Tie Wings of Ceramic Brackets

R.S.V.M. RAGHU RAM BDS, SIVAKUMAR ARUNACHALAM MDS, MOrth RCS, P. SUDHAKAR MDS, C.V. PADMA PRIYA MDS, M. BHASKAR MDS

The tie wing of a ceramic bracket often fractures during active orthodontic treatment due to the application of tensile forces, making it impossible to tie in the archwire with either an elastomeric m...

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A Biomechanical Approach to Second-Molar Intrusion

FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDSc, NANDAKUMAR JANAKIRAMAN BDS, MDS, AMINE N. FATTAL BDS, SOUMYA PADALA BDS, MDS, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD

Adult patients with missing mandibular molars may present with altered occlusal planes due to extrusion of the unopposed antagonists and migration of teeth into adjacent spaces.1 In such cases, the ma...

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Correction of Lip Protrusion with Lingual Brackets and Palatal Anchorage

JANGHOON AHN DDS, MSD, PhD, YOUNGJU PARK DDS, MSD, PhD, RYOON-KI HONG DDS, PhD, SOOJIN KIM DDS, MS, PhD

Although absolute anchorage is crucial in the treatment of lip protrusion, especially when lingual appliances are used, most skeletal-anchorage devices have disadvantages in such cases. A dental impla...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Clinical Cases in Orthodontics

MICHAEL MERU DDS

MARTYN T. COBOURNE, BDS, MSC, PHDPADHRAIG S. FLEMING, BDS, MSCANDREW T. DIBIASE, BDS, MSCSOFIA AHMAD, BDS, MSC 448 pages. $94.99. 2012.Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030.(877) 762-2974;...

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