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Evolution of the Leaf Expander: A Maxillary Self Expander
Volume 53 : Number 5 : Page 260 : May 2019
This completely preactivated expansion device employs light and continuous forces without relying on patient cooperation. Dr. Matteo Beretta and colleagues present two mixed-dentition cases to illustrate their technique and clinical results.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 53 : Number 6 : Page 325 : Jun 2019
Like many older orthodontists, I spent a number of years practicing general dentistry right after graduation from dental school, before returning for formal, accredited specialty training. The 1980s w...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Uprighting a Lingually Tilted Lower First Molar with a Double Whip-Spring Appliance
Volume 53 : Number 10 : Page 611 : Oct 2019
This article introduces a simple lingual whip spring that can tip a lingually erupting lower first molar buccally. Because it requires minimal dental anchorage, it is particularly useful in deep-bite cases where fixed appliances are difficult to place.
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Noninvasive Management of Severe Vertical Skeletal Dysplasia
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 633 : Nov 2022
Skeletal anchorage now provides a nonsurgical option for resolving a combination of open-bite malocclusion with vertical maxillary excess. Dr. Chamberland describes a double-arch molar intrusion method using palatal and buccal miniscrews. Two cases of nongrowing patients are presented to illustrate the technique.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 58 : Number 1 : Page 8 : Jan 2024
I often see orthodontists posting on social media about their “worst cases,” but I generally have my doubts about those stories. What they claim to be their worst cases usually turn out to be their be...
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JCO ROUNDTABLE
Volume 58 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2024
Thirteen members of the JCO Editorial Board and Clinical Advisory Council describe mistakes they have made and how they have recovered, using case examples. Topics include diagnosis and treatment planning, clear aligner therapy, treatment mechanics, and surgical orthodontics.
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OVERVIEW
Autotransplantation: Team Development and Treatment Protocol for Enhanced Success
Volume 58 : Number 2 : Page 99 : Feb 2024
In this comprehensive review, Dr. Christensen summarizes the advantages of autotransplantation as an option for patients with missing or compromised teeth. Roles of the multidisciplinary team are discussed, and a typical treatment sequence is illustrated by a sample case.
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Protocol for the Invisalign Palatal Expander
Volume 58 : Number 12 : Page 725 : Dec 2024
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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DIGITAL ORTHO LAB
Three-Dimensionally Printed Monolithic Riding Pontics
Volume 59 : Number 2 : Page 115 : Feb 2025
Drs. Kim, Alexander, Norton, Arnason, and Ellis provide a workflow for designing and fabricating personalized riding pontics with improved esthetics and fit. A monolithic design eliminates the bracket-tooth interface, where conventional pontics are most likely to fail.
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Volume 59 : Number 8 : Page 493 : Aug 2025
Drs. Braga and Bocchieri present a nonsurgical approach to treating patients with high-angle facial patterns, gummy smiles, and open bites: an appliance supported by two palatal miniscrews is used for differential intrusion of the entire upper arch, promoting counterclockwise mandibular rotation.
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Volume 29 : Number 9 : Page 577 : Sep 1995
Today's orthodontist needs to compensate staff well to attract and keep high-quality employees on the team. Most orthodontic staff persons are women. Women are not working for extra income any more; t...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Will Implantology Set Us Free?
Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 687 : Dec 1994
In an earlier career as a sports writer, I came in contact with a large number of players and coaches. I often recall the lament of one major college coach that his livelihood and the well-being of hi...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Can We Manage Without Managed Health Care?
Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 571 : Oct 1994
Proponents of national universal health-care schemes point out that the United States is the only nation in the Western world that does not have such a program. By some curious twist of logic, it is a...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 4 : Page 181 : Apr 1993
A teacher in our town recently won a silver apple award as "teacher of the year". One of the reasons given for the award was that this teacher made house calls on a pupil who had developed cancer. It ...
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Product News in March 2024 Issue
Volume 58 : Number 3 : Page 201 : Mar 2024
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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Volume 2 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1968
Fig. 1 There are times when a conventional Hawley retainer just does not stay in place. You spend what seems like endless chair-time in the middle of a busy afternoon making all kinds of adjustments i...
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Volume 2 : Number 10 : Page 418 : Oct 1968
The removal of cement from the teeth after band cementation and band removal is a long and tedious job that occupies the orthodontist in a most non-productive manner. The answer to this problem is the...
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A Technique for Realignment and Stripping of Crowded Lower Incisors
Volume 3 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1969
Well-aligned and separated lower incisors can be stripped with greater accuracy and with less danger of mutilating approximating teeth. Therefore, this technique first realigns the crowded lower incis...
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More About the Universal Appliance
Volume 5 : Number 2 : Page 72 : Feb 1971
This paper may be considered a continuation of "The Universal Appliance Today", Parts I and II, published in the November and December 1969 issues of JPO. Some of the drawings have been adapted from t...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Space Closer with 6-6 Elastic Thread Ligature
Volume 6 : Number 1 : Page 48 : Jan 1972
In debanding, it is wise to remove upper anterior bands first. If there is more space between the anterior teeth than you would want to close with a retainer (Fig. 1), you have the option of closing i...
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