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April 2015
Volume 49, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Road to Retirement

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PhD

Like many others in my generation--the baby boomers-- I am looking forward to the day I can retire. As I write this editorial, I look up at my daily calendar and see that I have 1,676 days until I am ...

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OVERVIEW

Clinical Applications of Predictable Force Systems, Part 2: Miniscrew Anchorage

TARANPREET K. CHANDHOKE DMD, PhD, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MS, PhD, FLAVIO A. URIBE DDS, MDS

(Authors' Note: Dr. Charles Burstone, one of the great minds in orthodontic history, dedicated his life to advancing our specialty through academics and research. His life's work, and most notably his...

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Changes in Orthodontists' Retirement Planning and Practice Operations Due to the Recent Recession

JEREMIAH STURGILL DMD, MPH, DHEd, JAE HYUN PARK DMD, MSD, MS, PhD

Americans of every socioeconomic level felt the impact of the economic recession that began in late 2007. More than 7.5 million jobs were lost as the unemployment rate rapidly doubled to more than 10%...

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Creative Adjuncts for Clear Aligners, Part 3: Extraction and Interdisciplinary Treatment

S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD, FRANK CELENZA DDS, JOHN SPARAGA DMD, MOSCHOS A. PAPADOPOULOS DDS, DMD, KENJI OJIMA DDS, JAMES CHENG-YI LIN DDS

In Part 1 of this series (JCO, February 2015), we discussed the use of various adjuncts in Class II treatment with clear aligners. Part 2 (JCO, March 2015) showed how to use aligners for intrusion, ro...

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Total TMJ Reconstruction in Cases of Advanced Idiopathic Condylysis

STEFAN ABELA MFDS RCS, MSc, MOrth RCSEd, DAVID TEWSON BDS, FDSRCS, MSc, DOrth RCS, SHARON PRINCE BDS, FDSRCS, MBChB, FRCS, ANDREW SIDEBOTTOM BDS, FDSRCS, MBChB, FRCS, DIRK BISTER MD, DMD, MSc, MOrth RCS, FDS Orth, FDSRCS

Idiopathic condylysis (IC), also known as condylar atrophy, progressive condylar resorption, or idiopathic condylar resorption, is a progressive degeneration of the condylar anatomy due to abnormal mo...

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Intrusion of Palatally Displaced Maxillary Lateral Incisors Using Nickel Titanium Closed-Coil Springs

YOUN-SIC CHUN DDS, MSD, PhD, MINJI KIM DDS, MSD, PhD, SUN HO LEE DDS, MSD, GRACE ROH DDS

In patients with maxillary anterior crowding, the upper lateral incisors are often inclined palatally; moreover, such incisors are almost always extruded due to lack of contact with the opposing teeth...

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CASE REPORT

Guided Eruption of Multiple Impacted Teeth Using a Modified Miniplate

B.K. SHETTY BDS, MDS, SANJU SOMAIAH BDS, MDS, SUNIL MUDDAIAH BDS, MDS, SHAHISTA PARVEEN BDS, MDS, SIRAJUDDIN PARVEEN BDS, MDS

The etiology of impaction is multifactorial1; causes may include genetic predisposition, mesiodens or multiple supernumerary teeth in the anterior maxillary region,2,3 odontogenic tumors such as odont...

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