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CLINICAL AID
A Light-Focusing Tool for Bonding Fiber-Reinforced Composite Retainers
Volume 40 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2006
When a deep bite cannot be completely corrected, the lower incisors may contact the upper incisors in the middle of the clinical crowns. In this situation, a maxillary lingual retainer must be bonded ...
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The Bite-Jumping Screw for Modified Twin-Block Treatment
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
The original twin-block appliance was developed by Clark in 1982.1 Various modifications have since been made, so that the appliance can be used in either Class II or Class III functional treatment.2-...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of Class III Anterior Crossbite Using Güray Bite Raisers
Volume 42 : Number 5 : Page 297 : May 2008
Class III malocclusion may be associated with mandibular prognathism, maxillary retrognathism, or both.1-7 Class III maxillary retrognathism generally involves anterior crossbite, which must be opened...
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A New Bracket-Placement Device
Volume 42 : Number 7 : Page 412 : Jul 2008
The BracketMaster* bracket-placement device provides precise horizontal and vertical control for positioning each bracket according to ideal measurements1-3 (Fig. 1). The horizontal bar at one end of ...
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A Simple Method for Twin Block Reactivation
Volume 45 : Number 6 : Page 328 : Jun 2011
One drawback of the popular Twin Block appliance is the inconvenience of reactivation when needed to achieve an edge-to-edge protrusive position, full overjet reduction, or overcorrection.1 Recent stu...
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Immediate Pontic Fabrication Using Flowable Resin
Volume 50 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 2016
In 2006, I described a technique for creating a chairside pontic by taking a bite-registration impression of the patient's adjacent or contralateral tooth. The method was presented as an alternative to reshaping a prefabricated denture tooth, which might not be readily available in an orthodontic office. This article describes another option for immediate chairside pontic fabrication, using flowable resin and a mixing pad.
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A Bite Orthotic for the Resting Period Between Two Phases of Treatment
Volume 36 : Number 2 : Page 92 : Feb 2002
Many skeletal Class II malocclusions are now treated during the mixed dentition, using such "non-compliance" systems as the Herbst* appliance, the MARA**, SAIF Springs***, or the Eureka Spring†. These...
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University of Kentucky Seminar: Practice Management for Orthodontists, Part 4: Panel Discussion
Volume 7 : Number 6 : Page 375 : Jun 1973
DR. NORTON What will be the ultimate role of auxiliaries in dentistry? DR. LINDQUIST My opinion at this time is that the role of auxiliaries in dentistry should not be expanded much beyond the present...
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Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2008
Last year, a JCO Readers' Corner found that only 25% of a small sample of respondents were currently using miniscrews in their practices, and many fewer were placing the screws themselves.1 By now, ho...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 3 : Number 12 : Page 672 : Dec 1969
There are times when you want instant separation to facilitate seating of bands. These include adjustment of overfilled or irregular amalgam fillings and broad, tight contacts of natural teeth. A usef...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
New Hints on the Use of Elastic Thread
Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 352 : Jun 1972
Anterior Space Closure The closure of anterior spaces in the Begg technique is usually accomplished by the use of latex elastics either from the tail pin of one cuspid to that of the other (Fig. 1) or...
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Volume 7 : Number 10 : Page 646 : Oct 1973
Maintaining a sufficient inventory of supplies without investing an excessive amount of capital and keeping an accurate record of ordering are necessary for the efficient operation of an office. Use o...
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A Gadget for the Begg Technique
Volume 15 : Number 5 : Page 357 : May 1981
Flat oval molar tubes and doubled back archwires are useful when second permanent molars are the anchor teeth, as they require more archwire support than first permanent molars; when lower second prem...
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Volume 17 : Number 4 : Page 251 : Apr 1983
Facebows are used to transfer the patient's relationship between the maxillary teeth and the condylar hinge axis to an adjustable or semiadjustable articulator. The present facebow design can be awkwa...
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A Lingual Begg Lightwire Technique
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
In 1982, Paige introduced a lingual lightwire technique with a horizontally slotted unipoint combination bracket and both round and ribbon wires (JCO 16:534-544). We have developed an alternative ling...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
Ceramic brackets are without question an esthetic advancement in orthodontic appliances. However, many clinicians have been concerned about the possibility of enamel flaking and fracturing upon debond...
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Molar Distalization with Repelling Magnets
Volume 25 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1991
Headgears, space-gaining appliances, and open-coil springs have traditionally been used to move upper molars distally. When such devices are removable appliances, however, they rely heavily on patient...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Removing Convertible Caps from Buccal Tubes
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1993
Buccal tubes can usually be converted with ease. However, depending on the band manufacturer and the tooth position, removing the cap can sometimes be a problem. For example, if a molar is rotated mes...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 14 : Jan 1996
Clinicians often find it difficult to estimate the lengths of wire needed for archwires--particularly when using initial or multistranded wires, which may require extra length to engage severely malal...
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Planas Direct Tracks for Early Crossbite Correction
Volume 37 : Number 6 : Page 294 : Jun 2003
This article describes the use of composite inclined planes called Planas Direct Tracks (PDTs) to correct more complex cases of crossbite in the deciduous dentition.1-10 Planas Direct Tracks Prof. Ped...
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