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December 2024
Volume 58, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Surgeon General's Warning

NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS

The 1964 Surgeon General’s warning marked the first official recognition by the U.S. government that smoking was a major cause of lung cancer. This landmark public health document sparked public aware...

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Protocol for the Invisalign Palatal Expander

JONATHAN L. NICOZISIS DMD, MS

The Invisalign Palatal Expander, a series of staged, removable maxillary expanders directly printed from Nylon 12, recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Nicozisis explains how to prescribe and implement this new treatment system.

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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE #2

Part 1

ASHER CHIU DDS, MSD, ELLEN HOANG DMD, MSD, SARAH OVARD DDS, MSD, ANNE-MARIE BOLLEN DDS, MS, PhD

In this monthly column, Contributing Editors Gayle Glenn, DDS, MSD, and Shawn L. Miller, DMD, MMSc, present a case to challenge your diagnosis and treatment-planning skills. Review the initial records...

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JCO ROUNDTABLE

Expansion in Early Treatment

JUAN MARTIN PALOMO DDS, MSD, Moderator, DANIELA GARIB DDS, MSC, PhD, KRYSTIAN F. JAROSZ DMD, MDS, VISHNU RAJ BDS, MSFS, MS, SUZANNE BIRD DDS, MS, RYAN K. TAMBURRINO DMD

This Roundtable brings together panelists with differing opinions on the indications and protocols for maxillary expansion in early treatment. Participants discuss the appropriate ages for treatment and debate whether expansion should be prescribed for sleep-disordered breathing or to avoid future extractions.

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of a Class II, Division 2 Subdivision Left Malocclusion with a Unilateral Boneborne Pendulum Appliance and Clear Aligners

MARIO PALONE DDS, MS, CARLOTTA PREITE DDS, FIORELLA AVERTA DDS, FRANCESCA CREMONINI DDS, LUCA LOMBARDO DDS, MS

Drs. Palone, Preite, Averta, Cremonini, and Lombardo treat a Class II, division 2 subdivision left malocclusion with a hybrid approach. First, the upper posterior teeth are distalized with a boneborne M-Pendulum appliance, a modification of Hilgers’s device. Clear aligners are then used for orthodontic alignment.

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Operating Principles for Orthodontic Practices

JOAN GARBO

Drawing on over 40 years of experience as a consultant, Joan Garbo presents eight key operating principles essential to managing an orthodontic practice, covering how to communicate effectively, hire employees who share your practice’s values, and successfully handle patient complaints.

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Cantilever Arms for Traction of Bilateral Impacted Lower Canines in the Mixed Dentition

DIEGO COELHO LORENZONI DDS, MSc, PhD, SERGIO LUIZ MOTA-JÚNIOR DDS, MSc, PhD, TONY VIEIRA FARIA DDS, MSc, CLAUDIA TRINDADE MATTOS DDS, MSc, PhD

Drs. Coelho Lorenzoni, Mota-Júnior, Vieira Faria, and Mattos review key considerations for diagnosing and managing impacted lower canines in the mixed dentition and demonstrate these principles in a case involving the use of cantilever arms.

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PEARLS

Multiloop Surgical Archwire as an Alternative to Crimpable Lugs

MATTHEW EVERS DMD, BENJAMIN CANARY DMD, MMSc, TODD ROWE DMD, MPH, MS, NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS, ANDRE WEISSHEIMER DDS, MS, PhD, SERCAN AKYALÇIN DDS, MS, PhD

In this Pearl, the authors present an alternative to using crimpable lugs on a surgical archwire for the attachment of heavy intermaxillary elastics. Bending an archwire with multiple interbracket loops eliminates the potential for detachment or lip irritation.

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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE #1

Part 2

ALIYYAH HAMIDUDDIN BDS, MS, STEPHEN WARUNEK DDS, MS, GAYLE GLENN DDS, MSD, SHAWN L. MILLER DMD, MMSc

The second part of the first installment of a new JCO department, where we present the initial records for a case and ask how it should be treated. This part features a full discussion of how the case was treated.

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Continuing Education in the December 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. When you are ready, go here to take the quiz.

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Index to Volume LVIII

2024 Author Index* ABU ARQUB, S. and BROWN, A., Selective Bracket Bonding for Torque Correction, 57 ALBERTINI, E., ALBERTINI, P., COLONNA, A., and LOMBARDO, L., Lingual Auxiliary Spring for the Correc...

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Product News in the December 2024 Issue

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

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