THE EDITOR'S CORNERPracticing by SmartphoneROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhDAs I was walking across a crowded college campus the other day, I couldn't help but notice that almost every pedestrian, whether student or faculty, was staring into a smartphone. I had to chuckle whe... |
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Miniscrew-Supported Posterior Intrusion for Treatment of Anterior Open BiteNICOLE R. SCHEFFLER DDS, MS, WILLIAM R. PROFFIT DDS, PhDConventional treatment of skeletal anterior open bite involves orthognathic surgery to reposition the posterior maxilla superiorly. This allows the mandible to rotate upward and forward, closing the a... |
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Miniscrew Anchorage for the Correction of Midline DiscrepanciesXUE FENG DDS, PhD, ZHENHUA YANG DDS, PhD, JUAN DAI DDS, PhD, RONG LI DDS, MDSMidline discrepancies are commonly associated with various types of malocclusion and, from the patients' perspective, are the most obvious of all occlusal asymmetries.1 Interarch elastics and asymmetr... |
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PEARLSA "Smart" Elastics ReminderSURENDRA LODHA BDS, MDS, SIDDHARTH MEHTA BDS, MDS, RAJESH AGARWAL BDS, MDSPatients often demonstrate proper placement of interarch elastics before leaving the office, only to forget the configuration once they get home. This can result in undesirable tooth movement if a pat... |
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CASE REPORTTreatment of a Complex Malocclusion in a Growing Skeletal Class II PatientAMR K. EL REFAEI BDS, MOrth RCS, MONA M. SALAH FAYED BDS, MSC, PhD, DMD, AHMED M. HEIDER BDS, MSC, PhD, YEHYA A. MOSTAFA BDS, FDS RCS, MS, PhDIn a growing patient with excessive lower facial height, a skeletal Class II malocclusion is especially difficult to treat without surgical repositioning of the maxilla and possibly the mandible. 1-3 ... |
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BOOK REVIEWSGoal-Directed OrthodonticsNEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MSR. ANDREW GIRARDOT JR., Editor 692 pages. $250. 2013.Roth Williams International Society of Orthodontists, 16795 Lark Ave., Suite 104, Los Gatos, CA 95032.(408) 337-0901; www.goaldirected.org. We have... |
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A Traction Arch for Impacted Mandibular Canines and PremolarsNIKHILESH R. VAID MDS, VIRAJ M. DOSHI BDS, PREETI V. KULKARNI MDS, MEGHNA J. VANDEKAR MDSImpaction of mandibular canines and premolars is a fairly rare occurrence, with a prevalence of about .35%,1 but can pose a significant clinical challenge. Common options for the correction of impacte... |
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Closure of Maxillary Spaces During RetentionJAE HYUN PARK DMD, MSD, MS, PhDClinicians frequently observe a relapse of maxillary anterior spacing after orthodontic space closure. Spaces can develop during the retention phase not only between the incisors but distal to the can... |
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As I was walking across a crowded college campus the other day, I couldn't help but notice that almost every pedestrian, whether student or faculty, was staring into a smartphone. I had to chuckle whe...
Conventional treatment of skeletal anterior open bite involves orthognathic surgery to reposition the posterior maxilla superiorly. This allows the mandible to rotate upward and forward, closing the a...
Midline discrepancies are commonly associated with various types of malocclusion and, from the patients' perspective, are the most obvious of all occlusal asymmetries.1 Interarch elastics and asymmetr...
Patients often demonstrate proper placement of interarch elastics before leaving the office, only to forget the configuration once they get home. This can result in undesirable tooth movement if a pat...
In a growing patient with excessive lower facial height, a skeletal Class II malocclusion is especially difficult to treat without surgical repositioning of the maxilla and possibly the mandible. 1-3 ...
R. ANDREW GIRARDOT JR., Editor 692 pages. $250. 2013.Roth Williams International Society of Orthodontists, 16795 Lark Ave., Suite 104, Los Gatos, CA 95032.(408) 337-0901; www.goaldirected.org. We have...
Impaction of mandibular canines and premolars is a fairly rare occurrence, with a prevalence of about .35%,1 but can pose a significant clinical challenge. Common options for the correction of impacte...
Clinicians frequently observe a relapse of maxillary anterior spacing after orthodontic space closure. Spaces can develop during the retention phase not only between the incisors but distal to the can...
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