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COMMENTARY Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 540 : Sep 2017
When this article on air-rotor stripping (ARS) by Dr. Jack Sheridan was published in the January 1985 issue of JCO, it raised more than a few eyebrows due to its radical departure from the prevailing ...
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COMMENTARY The Pendulum Appliance for Class II Non-Compliance Therapy
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 564 : Sep 2017
Four years ago, I was attending an orthodontic study group with several visiting orthodontists. Following our spirited morning session, I was lucky enough to be seated at lunch next to a doctor who ha...
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COMMENTARY Complex Orthodontic Treatment Using a New Protocol for the Invisalign Appliance
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 610 : Sep 2017
This seminal article by Dr. Robert Boyd appeared in JCO’s 40th Anniversary Issue, September 2007. As the commentator, Dr. Bob Fry, points out, the author assessed the early challenges of Invisalign treatment while pointing the way toward new possibilities for addressing more difficult cases with clear aligners.
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The Biocreative Strategy Part 3: Extraction Treatment
Volume 52 : Number 8 : Page 388 : Aug 2018
Biocreative Strategy utilizes light, continuous forces while avoiding long-term posterior brackets and minimizing skeletal anchorage devices. Drs. Kim, Iskenderoglu, Kook, Chung, and Nelson demonstrate two versions of the C-wire used for en-masse retraction, along with adjustable mechanics for anterior torque control.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 52 : Number 12 : Page 664 : Dec 2018
As I write this column, I have just returned from the biennial Invisalign Summit in Las Vegas. I have attended most of these meetings over the years, and I have to say that they just get better and be...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Drawing the Line on Antibiotics
Volume 53 : Number 11 : Page 633 : Nov 2019
The editor of any clinical or scientific journal is routinely barraged by news releases that may or may not be relevant to the theme of the publication. I get a substantial number of announcements reg...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 6 : Page 324 : Jun 2020
The COVID-19 global pandemic has been a phenomenon the likes of which no one alive today has ever experienced. Nothing has ever caused the issuance of global shelter-in-place orders and closure of the...
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PEARLS
A Segmental Molar Uprighting Technique
Volume 55 : Number 2 : Page 131 : Feb 2021
Several force vectors are required to upright a horizontally impacted lower second molar. In this Pearl, a twin bracket is bonded to the impacted tooth, and a sectional nickel titanium wire is inserted to successively apply forces from different directions.
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PEARLS
Posterior Functional Bite Turbos for Sagittal Correction
Volume 54 : Number 7 : Page 435 : Jul 2021
This Pearl describes the application of functional resin turbos on the upper and lower premolars to help correct a Class II malocclusion. When used in conjunction with fixed appliances and elastics, their effect is similar to that of a Twin Block.
2830.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 56 : Number 4 : Page 205 : Apr 2022
Homer’s The Odyssey is considered to be the world’s first novel. This epic poem, written around the 8th century BCE, tells the story of King Odysseus’s tumultuous 10-year journey home following the 10...
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DIGITAL ORTHO LAB
New Intraoral Scanning Technique for a Replacement Miniscrew-Assisted Appliance
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 678 : Nov 2022
In this month’s installment, the authors describe a fully digital workflow for adding expansion capacity to a boneborne palatal expander (MARPE). The replacement expander is virtually designed before removing the original appliance, allowing the new MARPE to be delivered without a delay.
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Understanding "Flip, Don't Switch"
Volume 59 : Number 10 : Page 674 : Oct 2025
Drs. Kravitz, Miller, Valverde, Weissheimer, and Akyalçin clarify the frequently misunderstood mnemonic for reversing a bracket’s torque and show how it can be applied to add labial root torque to palatally displaced upper lateral incisors, improve lower incisor root positions, and adjust canine torque.
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Bonding Fluorosed Teeth: New Materials for Old Problems
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 424 : Jul 1995
A dental school faculty member once told me that the half-life of a dental education is only seven years, and that it is even shorter where bonding materials and techniques are concerned.1 Recent impr...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
By Your Pupils You'll Be Taught
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 295 : May 1995
The most remarkable teacher I ever had coached our high school football team. He didn't rely on histrionics to motivate his players; rather, he clearly described the task he wanted performed, demonstr...
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The K-Loop Molar Distalizing Appliance
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 298 : May 1995
With the recent trend toward more nonextraction treatment, several appliances have been advocated to distalize molars in the upper arch.1-10 Certain principles, as outlined by Burstone,11 must be born...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Who Knows What the Outcomes May Be?
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 133 : Mar 1995
A number of recent articles in the lay press have dealt with attempts to utilize outcomes research to validate a "one best way" to perform health-care procedures. In orthodontics, consider the problem...
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Impression Technique for Patients with Limited Mandibular Opening
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 164 : Mar 1995
The most frequent cause of hypomobility of the jaw, according to Rotskoff, is muscular trismus.1 Other possible causes include arthritis or synovitis of the temporomandibular joints,2 trauma to the co...
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A New Telescopic Maxillary Expander
Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 114 : Feb 1995
Maxillary expansion screws have been a source of frustration to orthodontists for many years. The traditional jackscrews are difficult for patients to activate. Longer screws, which provide the most e...
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Comparison of In-Office vs. Commercial Laboratories
Volume 28 : Number 6 : Page 352 : Jun 1994
This article will examine the benefits and disadvantages of an in-office laboratory vs. a commercial laboratory, according to three criteria: economics, quality, and service. Before such an analysis c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 5 : Page 267 : May 1994
Recent research in cellular physiology has established that there is a latency period of perhaps several hours before the cell membrane responds to a stimulus. When a stimulus is sustained for three o...
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