THE EDITOR'S CORNERThe Orthodontist as SculptorROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PhDLegend has it that when Michelangelo was asked how he created his magnificent sculpture of David, he replied that he simply carved away everything that was not David from the block of marble, and the ... |
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Treatment of Dilacerated Incisors in Early and Late Stages of Root DevelopmentLANG LEI DDS, PhD, FUHUA YAN DDS, PhD, HOUXUAN LI MDS, PhD, HUANG LI DDS, PhDAlthough a dilacerated incisor (DI) is rarely encountered, such an anomaly makes it particularly demanding to restore facial esthetics. Treatment requires a well-synchronized, multidisciplinary approa... |
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Clinical Application of the PASS TechniqueSI CHEN DDS, MSD, PhD, GUI CHEN DDS, PhD, TIANMIN XU DDS, PhDMolar anchorage loss has been shown to occur during the early stages of alignment with preadjusted appliances.1,2 The most commonly used archwires for initial alignment are made of nickel titanium, wh... |
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PEARLSPutty Pack for Prevention of Soft-Tissue Overgrowth Around Surgical MiniplatesTULIKA TRIPATHI BDS, MDS, NAVNEET SINGH BDS, MDS, PRIYANK RAI BDS, MDS, SHILPA KALRA BDS, MDSOne of the main reasons why clinicians tend to prefer miniscrews over miniplates for skeletal anchorage is the development of soft-tissue overgrowth around miniplate insertion sites, due to chronic ir... |
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Invisalign ClinCheck and the Aesthetic Digital Smile Design ProtocolLUCA LEVRINI MD, MSc, GIULIA TIEGHI, VALERIO BINI MDMost currently available orthodontic software programs, including Invisalign's ClinCheck*, allow the clinician to visualize only the occlusal results of treatment. Today, however, new technologies dev... |
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CASE REPORTAn Alternative Method for Correcting Unilateral Posterior Crossbite with Functional Shift in an Adolescent PatientNANDAKUMAR JANAKIRAMAN BDS, MDS, MDSc, SARAH ADABI DDS, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MS, PhD, FLAVIO URIBE DDS, MDScUnilateral posterior crossbite (UPC) is frequently observed in children, with an incidence ranging from 8.7% to 23.3%.1 An associated functional shift of the mandible appears in 80% of the patients wi... |
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The Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device in Premolar-Extraction TreatmentMIN-HO JUNG DDS, MSD, PhDAlthough the percentage of orthodontic cases treated with extractions has declined in recent years,1 extraction is still used in some patients to relieve crowding and improve soft-tissue profiles.2 Th... |
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Legend has it that when Michelangelo was asked how he created his magnificent sculpture of David, he replied that he simply carved away everything that was not David from the block of marble, and the ...
Although a dilacerated incisor (DI) is rarely encountered, such an anomaly makes it particularly demanding to restore facial esthetics. Treatment requires a well-synchronized, multidisciplinary approa...
Molar anchorage loss has been shown to occur during the early stages of alignment with preadjusted appliances.1,2 The most commonly used archwires for initial alignment are made of nickel titanium, wh...
One of the main reasons why clinicians tend to prefer miniscrews over miniplates for skeletal anchorage is the development of soft-tissue overgrowth around miniplate insertion sites, due to chronic ir...
Most currently available orthodontic software programs, including Invisalign's ClinCheck*, allow the clinician to visualize only the occlusal results of treatment. Today, however, new technologies dev...
Unilateral posterior crossbite (UPC) is frequently observed in children, with an incidence ranging from 8.7% to 23.3%.1 An associated functional shift of the mandible appears in 80% of the patients wi...
Although the percentage of orthodontic cases treated with extractions has declined in recent years,1 extraction is still used in some patients to relieve crowding and improve soft-tissue profiles.2 Th...
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