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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 20 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1986
The Coming Employee Crunch The number of jobs in the United States grew by 24 million between 1974 and 1984. No country, including the United States, ever created that many new jobs in a decade. This ...
382.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 20 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1986
There is a difference between a beautiful alignment of teeth and an alignment of beautiful teeth. The orthodontist's job is not complete until there is a beautiful alignment of beautiful teeth. In the...
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A Fixed-Removable Herbst Appliance
Volume 28 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1994
The Herbst appliance has gained great popularity among orthodontists because it works 24 hours per day, requires minimal patient cooperation, shortens treatment time, and reduces the need for orthogna...
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CASE REPORT
Nonextraction Treatment of a High-Angle Class II Case with a Modified Herbst Appliance
Volume 28 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1994
Extrusion of posterior teeth and an accompanying increase in lower facial height can be undesirable side effects of treating Class II patients with backward-rotating growth patterns.1-4 Such high-angl...
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Replacement of the Spring Clip in the SPEED Appliance
Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1994
The SPEED appliance (Fig. 1) consists of self-ligating brackets with flexible spring clips that act as the outer walls of the archwire slots.1,2 In some situations, such as sports-related injuries, th...
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Efficacy of Open-Bite Treatment with the Thera-spoon
Volume 33 : Number 5 : Page 283 : May 1999
Open-bite malocclusions resulting from pervasive tongue habits can be corrected by various methods, including fixed appliances, removable appliances, and exercise regimens.1-3 In the most severe ca...
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The Nance Holding Arch with Bite Rim
Volume 34 : Number 5 : Page 280 : May 2000
Maxillary bite plates, used in patients with severe deep bites to allow placement of mandibular brackets earlier in treatment, are removable, and their effectiveness depends on patient cooperation. Th...
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A New Instrument for Controlled Bracket Positioning
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 206 : Apr 2002
Many techniques have been described to improve bracket positioning,1 involving several different instruments.2-4 Although the Boone and Dougherty gauges have been widely used,1,2,5,6 brackets can easi...
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A New Fixed Interarch Device for Class II Correction
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 36 : Jan 2003
Fixed devices are increasingly being used for molar distalization in Class II treatment because they eliminate the need for special patient compliance. These appliances fall into two main categories: ...
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A New Eruption Attachment for Impacted Teeth
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 496 : Sep 2004
The closed eruption technique requires traction to be applied to an attachment on the crown of the impacted tooth.1-3 Because amalgams, pins, and lassoes tend to damage the enamel, clinicians now pref...
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Jaw Movement Recordings in Cases of Open Bite with Tongue Thrust
Volume 39 : Number 6 : Page 354 : Jun 2005
Recordings of jaw movements can be effective tools in assessing temporomandibular dysfunction.1-6 In normal function, jaw movements show a straight opening-closing path and a symmetrical border path (...
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COMMENTARY The Possibility of Skeletal Anchorage
THOMAS D. CREEKMORE, MICHAEL K. EKLUND Apr. 1983
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 513 : Sep 2017
Dr. Björn Ludwig writes the commentary on this landmark 1983 JCO article by Creekmore and Eklund. The authors’ vision of skeletally anchored tooth movement, here using a surgical vitallium bone screw inserted just below anterior nasal spine, has since been validated through the application of modern titanium miniscrews in a variety of locations.
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COMMENTARY "Surgery First" Skeletal Class III Correction Using the Skeletal Anchorage System
HIROSHI NAGASAKA, JUNJI SUGAWARA, HIROSHI KAWAMURA, RAVINDRA NANDA Feb. 2009
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 598 : Sep 2017
This article by Dr. Hiroshi Nagasaka and colleagues marked a paradigm shift in surgical orthodontics.1 The combination of the “surgery first” technique with the Skeletal Anchorage System of Dr. Junji ...
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The iMolar System and Clear Aligners in Adult Class II Patients
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 2023
The iMolar system consists of a base anchored by two palatal miniscrews and attached to nickel titanium wires with crimpable stops. As Dr. Riatti and colleagues show, it can be activated and modified for molar distalization while clear aligners are performing dental alignment.
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Switching Lower Canine Brackets in Class III Cases
Volume 59 : Number 10 : Page 644 : Oct 2025
Dr. Moresca discusses a simple but effective strategy for controlling lower incisor inclination in Class III camouflage cases. Switching the lower left and right canine brackets reverses the tip without altering the torque, counteracting a tendency toward labial inclination that can compromise smile esthetics.
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Volume 6 : Number 2 : Page 75 : Feb 1972
75-jco-img-0.jpgSwagings are used routinely in our office for the upper lateral incisors and the four cuspids. We find that this type of coverage increases retention and protection. When one becomes p...
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A Removable Cuspid-to-Cuspid Retainer
Volume 7 : Number 2 : Page 118 : Feb 1973
Retention of the lower teeth has been accomplished through many different methods: tooth positioners, Hawley retainers, six-to-six and cuspid-to-cuspid fixed lingual retainers. Which retention method ...
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A Transillumination Technique for Lingual Bonding
Volume 21 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1987
A number of techniques have been proposed for positioning and holding lingual attachments during bonding. Chemically cured agents have long been used for metal attachments. Light-cured systems have be...
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A TRIBUTE Dr. Brainerd F. Swain (1911-1999)
Volume 34 : Number 4 : Page 218 : Apr 2000
Barney Swain was the orthodontist's orthodontist. He devoted his life to us and our profession. For four years, following his completion of the graduate orthodontic course at Columbia in 1936, he ta...
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Long-Term Stability of Class II Correction with the Twin Force Bite Corrector
Volume 44 : Number 6 : Page 363 : Jun 2010
Numerous studies and case reports have highlighted the effectiveness of fixed-functional appliances in correcting Class II malocclusion, but long-term analyses of the stability of these results have s...
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