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A New Appliance for Orthopedic Correction of Class III Malocclusion
Volume 33 : Number 12 : Page 705 : Dec 1999
Orthopedic correction of the growing Class III patient is designed to improve the profile and occlusion by protracting the maxilla and repositioning the mandible.1-3 Although maxillary expander-facem...
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A Simple Means of Ensuring Class II Elastic Wear
Volume 34 : Number 2 : Page 83 : Feb 2000
Appliances such as the Eureka Spring*, Saif springs**, the Jasper Jumper***,1 the Pendulum†,2 and the Herbst‡3,4 were developed to correct Class I and Class II malocclusions without relying on patie...
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Mandibular Protraction Appliance IV
Volume 35 : Number 1 : Page 18 : Jan 2001
Articles published by Pancherz1,2 on the Herbst* appliance in the last two decades seem to have stimulated the development of several other fixed appliances that work according to the same mechanical...
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The Straight-Wire Concept in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 35 : Number 1 : Page 46 : Jan 2001
The lingual orthodontic technique of Fujita1-3 uses a mushroom archform because of the morphology of the lingual tooth surfaces.4 We found, however, that if we cut the clinical crowns off a plaster ca...
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Troubleshooting the Herbst Appliance
Volume 36 : Number 5 : Page 268 : May 2002
The Herbst* is one of the most popular appliances used today for Class II correction because it is durable and fixed, and therefore does not require special patient cooperation. Although problems are...
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Simplified Anterior Crossbite Correction Using a Bonded Compomer Biteplane
Volume 36 : Number 6 : Page 356 : Jun 2002
Various methods of correcting anterior dental crossbite in the primary or permanent dentition have been proposed.1,2 One of the easiest, the cemented reverse stainless steel crown form, has drawbacks ...
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CASE REPORT
Lingual Extraction Treatment of Anterior Open Bite in an Adult
Volume 36 : Number 8 : Page 441 : Aug 2002
Treatment of patients with anterior open bites continues to be a subject of controversy in the orthodontic literature.1-5 The first choice one has to make is between surgical and nonsurgical treatment...
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Functional Appliance Treatment of Severe Class II Malocclusion in the Early Mixed Dentition
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2003
The objectives of early orthodontic intervention are to correct obvious problems and to intercept developing problems and prevent them from becoming worse.1,2 Class II malocclusions with more than 6mm...
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A Modified Pendulum Appliance for Anterior Anchorage Control
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 352 : Jul 2003
Some orthodontists have reported a loss of anterior anchorage with the Hilgers Pendulum* appliance--in other words, a protrusion or proclination of the incisors during molar distalization. Two cases w...
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Volume 37 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 2003
One of the most vexing problems encountered by orthodontists is that of undersize or peg-shaped upper lateral incisors. According to "Divine Proportion" calculations, the ideal width of an upper later...
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OVERVIEW
A Modified Monobloc for Treatment of Young Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Volume 38 : Number 4 : Page 241 : Apr 2004
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder of sleep and breathing characterized by intermittent upper airway obstruction during sleep.1 It has a number of harmful effects, including ex...
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The Lingual Plain-Wire System with Micro-Implant Anchorage
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 388 : Jul 2004
Despite their esthetic advantages,1 lingual orthodontic appliances have not gained widespread popularity since their introduction in the 1970s.2-10 The short interbracket distances require especially ...
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Class III Nonextraction Treatment with Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 40 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2006
Since Creekmore and Eklund first recognized the potential of skeletal anchorage in 1983,1 many authors have documented successful results using various types of skeletal anchorage devices in different...
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Incisor Translation and Inclination Using Miniscrew Anchorage and the Edgewise Appliance
Volume 42 : Number 4 : Page 210 : Apr 2008
This article describes the use of miniscrew anchorage to achieve the proper position and inclination of the upper incisors. Mechanical Design Torque is not a form of tooth movement. Rather, according ...
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Bimler Therapy, Part 2: Bimler Appliance
Volume 19 : Number 12 : Page 880 : Dec 1985
There are three basic Bimler appliances, based on the incisor relationship (Fig. 1): The A appliance corrects protrusive incisors in Class II, division 1 cases. The upper labial arch and lower labioli...
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Volume 16 : Number 5 : Page 313 : May 1982
The Problem Suppose you have a case that started out with a Class II division 1 malocclusion with crowding, blocked out upper cuspids, and protrusive upper incisors. After many months into treatment, ...
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Removable Rapid Palatal Expansion Appliance
Volume 19 : Number 10 : Page 727 : Oct 1985
An easy-to-make, acrylic rapid palatal expansion appliance (Fig. 1) can be fabricated without bands or clasps, and used for treating crossbite and for both maxillary and mandibular expansion. It distr...
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The Most Important Instrument in Your Practice
Volume 21 : Number 6 : Page 399 : Jun 1987
The most important instrument in your practice, in my opinion, is not an orthodontic instrument. It's the telephone. The phone line is the main artery of a practice, and it is vitally important that y...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 26 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1992
Search and Research Have you ever wondered why scientific investigation is called research instead of search? It seems likely that the reason is that findings must be able to be repeated. A finding fr...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Challenge of Presurgical Orthodontics
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 2010
The paired subjects of orthognathic surgery and surgical orthodontics routinely elicit both excitement and frustration among many clinicians. Combining oral surgery with orthodontic treatment allows u...
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