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2021.
Considerations in Mandibular Incisor Extraction Cases
Volume 43 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 2009
Tooth-size-arch-length discrepancy, or arch crowding, has traditionally been managed by means of first or second premolar extractions; first or second molar extraction is a less common approach.1 Inci...
2022.
THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2009
Has the current economic recession affected your practice? JCO received a robust response to this Readers' Corner survey on the economy. Most of the respondents were in their middle 40s to middle 60s,...
2023.
Reverse Twin Block Appliance for Early Dental Class III Correction
Volume 44 : Number 10 : Page 602 : Oct 2010
The Reverse Twin Block (RTB) is a toothborne, removable functional appliance that can rapidly correct developing Class III incisor relationships and anterior displacements. This variation of the tradi...
2024.
CLINICAL AID
A Precise Bracket Gauge for Indirect Bonding
Volume 44 : Number 12 : Page 741 : Dec 2010
Accurate bracket placement on stone working casts for indirect bonding requires precise indication of bracket heights.1-3 The K2M Bracket Position Measure Marker (K2M-BPMM),4 a modified Mitutoyo Absol...
2025.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Closure of a Minor Midline Diastema Using Essix Trays
Volume 45 : Number 4 : Page 229 : Apr 2011
We have successfully used a sectioned Essix* appliance to close a relapsed maxillary midline diastema in an adult patient. The procedure is as follows: 1. Fabricate an upper canine-to-canine Essix tra...
2026.
Bonding a Lingual Retainer to Denture Crowns
Volume 45 : Number 8 : Page 460 : Aug 2011
Incorporating denture crowns into a bonded lingual retainer can present significant clinical problems. Although in vitro tests have demonstrated that the bond strength of attachments and retainer wire...
2027.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Micro-Implant Positioning Guide
Volume 46 : Number 1 : Page 37 : Jan 2012
We have developed a Multi-loop Wire Guide that can be used to determine the safe zone for interradicular microimplant placement, thereby minimizing the risk of root injury and implant failure. This ar...
2028.
BOOK REVIEWS
Fundamentals of Orthodontic Bracket Selection: A User Guide
Volume 46 : Number 1 : Page 54 : Jan 2012
JOHN C. BENNETT, FDS, DOrth RCS 2nd edition. 109 pages. 110 illustrations. $99. 2010.Le Grande Publishing, 43 Stapleton Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6PD, United Kingdom.(44) 1733-235-234; w...
2029.
BOOK REVIEWS
Manual of Wire Bending Techniques
Volume 46 : Number 2 : Page 122 : Feb 2012
EIICHIRO NAKAJIMA, DDS, DMS87 pages. $85. 2010.Quintessence Publishing, 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133.(630) 736-3600; www.quintpub.com. In this spiral-bound manual, Dr. Eiichiro Nakajima...
2030.
BOOK REVIEWS
Traumatic Dental Injuries: A Manual
Volume 46 : Number 7 : Page 424 : Jul 2012
DRS. JENS O. ANDREASEN, LEIF K. BAKLAND, MARIA TERESA FLORES, FRANCES M. ANDREASEN, and LARS ANDERSSON, Editors 3rd edition. 104 pages. $54.99. 2011.Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030.(...
2031.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Begg Brackets as Auxiliaries for Thermoformed Appliances
Volume 46 : Number 10 : Page 641 : Oct 2012
When intermaxillary elastics are needed in a patient with brackets bonded in only one arch, a thermoformed appliance can be used to provide a point of attachment in the opposing arch without bonding a...
2032.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Second-Molar Correction with a Modified Vacuum-Formed Retainer
Volume 47 : Number 1 : Page 41 : Jan 2013
When orthodontic treatment is finished before complete eruption of the maxillary second molars, the orthodontist is presented with a dilemma if the molars eventually erupt in buccally displaced positi...
2033.
Preprosthetic Molar Uprighting Using Skeletal Anchorage
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 433 : Jul 2013
Unless a prosthetic replacement is inserted soon after extraction or loss of a first molar, the second molar may tip mesially into the edentulous space. Not only will the first-molar space contract me...
2034.
Consequences of Poor Oral Hygiene During Clear Aligner Therapy
Volume 47 : Number 8 : Page 494 : Aug 2013
While the use of clear aligners has become increasingly common in orthodontic therapy, information regarding decalcification or caries in patients undergoing aligner therapy has not been widely dissem...
2035.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Repairing Fractured Tie Wings of Ceramic Brackets
Volume 47 : Number 10 : Page 607 : Oct 2013
The tie wing of a ceramic bracket often fractures during active orthodontic treatment due to the application of tensile forces, making it impossible to tie in the archwire with either an elastomeric m...
2036.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The 2013 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study
Volume 47 : Number 11 : Page 641 : Nov 2013
In my last introduction to the biennial JCO Orthodontic Practice Study (October 2011), I wrote about how technology had affected the way orthodontics is practiced in the United States. Now, our survey...
2037.
Early Class III Facemask Treatment with the Hybrid Hyrax and Alt-RAMEC Protocol
Volume 48 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2014
Young patients with Class III malocclusions and maxillary deficiencies are treated primarily with facemasks. Because the force is applied to the teeth, however, the inevitable mesial migration of the ...
2038.
Distalization with the Miniscrew-Supported EZ Slider Auxiliary
Volume 48 : Number 4 : Page 238 : Apr 2014
Intraoral molar-distalization appliances that require little or no patient compliance--including the Pendulum, Distal Jet, and sliding jigs1-3-- have been developed as alternatives to headgear. To avo...
2039.
PEARLS
Putty Pack for Prevention of Soft-Tissue Overgrowth Around Surgical Miniplates
Volume 49 : Number 8 : Page 516 : Aug 2015
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...
2040.
A Vestibular Rapid Palatal Expander
Volume 50 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2016
Various types of rapid maxillary expanders have been introduced; while they all have their advantages and disadvantages, each is built around an expansion screw in the palatal area. This article describes a different approach to the orthopedic treatment of a maxilla with transverse bone deficiency. A vestibular expander called the was developed to address some of the drawbacks of traditional expanders and to optimize the disjunctive action of the appliance during its entire period of use in the oral cavity.
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