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October 2024
Volume 58, Issue 10

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

I'm Not a Robot

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS

The Turing test, proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1950, is a criterion for determining whether a machine exhibits artificial intelligence (AI). In the test, initially called the “imita...

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ALIGNER CORNER

Management of Impacted Canines Using Clear Aligners

WADDAH SABOUNI DDS, MDS, NILOUFAR AZAMI DDS, MDentSc, RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD

Drs. Sabouni, Azami, and Nanda present three cases that demonstrate the use of auxiliaries, including lingual Caplin hooks, buccal composite buttons, and a segment of lingual brackets, to overcome the biomechanical limitations of clear aligners in the treatment of impacted canines.

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Product News in the October 2024 Issue

PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.

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Facial Growth Modification with a Bone-Anchored Herbst Appliance Part 2

HUGO DE CLERCK DDS, PhD, HILDE TIMMERMAN DDS, TUNG NGUYEN DDS, PhD, REINHILDE JACOBS DDS, PhD, SERGIO SICILIANO DDS, MD

In the second installment of this two-part series, Drs. De Clerck, Timmerman, Nguyen, Jacobs, and Siciliano treat three patients with a novel hybrid Herbst appliance consisting of an upper customized frame and RPE connected to miniplates in the lower-canine region.

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DIGITAL ORTHO LAB

Digital Workflows for Design and Fabrication of the Mandibular Anterior Repositioning Appliance

STRATOS VASSIS DDS, MS, MOHAMMEDREZA SEFIDROODI DDS, BEATRICE NOELDEKE PhD, VOLKAN ÖZKAN DMD, KASPER DAHL KRISTENSEN DDS, PhD

Drs. Vassis, Sefidroodi, Noeldeke, Özkan, and Kristensen provide tutorials for using multiple software programs to design, customize, and fabricate digital versions of the mandibular anterior repositioning appliance, including a postgraduate design and the fully customizable MARA Plus.

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JCO INTERVIEWS

Dr. Bill Layman on Corporate Orthodontics Part 2

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS, BILL LAYMAN DMD, MBA

Dr. Layman has a unique perspective on the recent emergence of corporate orthodontics, having completed a Master of Business Administration degree at the University of Pennsylvania. In the second part of this three-part interview, Dr. Layman explains how an orthodontic practice is sold to a corporation.

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PEARLS

Detecting Lateral-Incisor Root Resorption During Expansion in Patients with Labially Displaced Canines

LAKE J. SEYMOUR DMD, DONALD B. NELSON DMD, NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS, ANDRE WEISSHEIMER DDS, MS, PhD, SERCAN AKYALÇIN DDS, MS, PhD

When using a rapid palatal expander during impacted-canine treatment, the radiopaque image of the jackscrew can obscure the lateral incisors’ apices on the panoramic radiograph, making root resorption difficult to identify. This Pearl describes how to respond to this challenge.

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CASE REPORT

Noninvasive 3D Evaluation of Profile Changes after Four Extractions

PAOLO ALBERTINI DDS, ENRICO ALBERTINI DDS, FEDERICA PELLITTERI DDS, LUDOVICA ZUCCHINI DDS, LUCA LOMBARDO DDS

In this case report, Drs. Paolo Albertini, Enrico Albertini, Pellitteri, Zucchini, and Lombardo illustrate the use of three-dimensional facial scans to evaluate post-treatment soft-tissue changes in a patient treated with four extractions, demonstrating that the facial appearance can be preserved in such cases.

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Continuing Education in the October 2024 Issue (questions only)

Click here to download a PDF of the printed questions from the journal for reference. CE tests must be taken online. See the link to continuing education on the menu bar at the top of the screen.

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DIGITAL PEARLS

Partial Braces to Align the Molars

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS

It is common for second molars to erupt late or buccally. To allow braces to be removed before full eruption of the second molars, Dr. Kravitz brings them into occlusion with partial appliances on just the posterior teeth.

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