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A New Measurement of Profile Esthetics
Volume 25 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1991
Soft-tissue profile esthetics play a significant role in modern orthodontics. Treatment methods are sometimes chosen or modified based on the goal of improving, or at least not compromising, the patie...
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A Method of Enamel Reduction for Correction of Adult Arch-Length Discrepancy
Volume 25 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1991
Air-rotor stripping, which treats moderate crowding by reducing enamel throughout the entire arch, was an important step forward in adult orthodontics.1,2 This article presents an alternative method o...
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Rapid Alignment with a High-Tensile Wire
Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1994
This article describes the rapid leveling and alignment that can be achieved with the pulse-straightened (gold label) Supreme grade of .009" Australian wire. The wire's reduced diameter, which makes i...
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A Fixed Appliance for Maxillary Expansion, Molar Rotation, and Molar Distalization
Volume 30 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1996
Maxillary arch constriction and mesiopalatal rotation of the upper first molars are two components of most Class II malocclusions that must be corrected either before or during sagittal correction. Th...
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Class II Correction with an Edgewise-Modified Nance Appliance
Volume 31 : Number 3 : Page 178 : Mar 1997
Many appliances have been introduced in the past decade for treating Class II malocclusions without the need for patient cooperation. These include a modified Nance,1 repelling magnets,2-4 nickel tita...
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Archwire Hooks for the SPEED System
Volume 31 : Number 6 : Page 354 : Jun 1997
The SPEED Arch Wire Hook* (Fig. 1) permits the use of interarch or intra-arch elastics with any size or shape of archwire. This self-locking hook is compatible with any fixed appliance, but attains it...
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Nickel Titanium Double-Loop System for Simultaneous Distalization of First and Second Molars
Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 255 : Apr 1998
Superelastic nickel titanium wires have been found as effective as other means in producing distal movement of the maxillary first molars. When the distalization is carried out before the second molar...
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Stepwise Overjet Reduction with a Modified Twin-Block Appliance
Volume 33 : Number 11 : Page 620 : Nov 1999
The twin-block appliance, described by Clark in 1982, is currently the most popular functional appliance in the United Kingdom. Recent evidence suggests that it may also be considered the most success...
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Asymmetric Distalization with a TMA Transpalatal Arch
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 174 : Mar 2001
Many devices have been developed for distalizing the maxillary molars in Class II cases without requiring additional patient cooperation. These include repelling magnets,1-4 stainless steel5-7 and ni...
570.
Intentional Ankylosis of Deciduous Canines to Reinforce Maxillary Protraction
Volume 37 : Number 6 : Page 315 : Jun 2003
Maxillary deficiency, either isolated or associated with mandibular prognathism, tends to be the main facial characteristic of Class III malocclusions.1-16 Many orthodontists prefer early treatment in...
571.
Use of a Modified Butterfly Expander to Increase Anterior Arch Length
Volume 37 : Number 9 : Page 490 : Sep 2003
This article shows how a maxillary transverse discrepancy can be corrected by using a modified rapid maxillary expander to increase the incisor-canine arch length while maintaining the intermolar widt...
572.
Anchorage Control after Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 396 : Jul 2004
Interproximal enamel reduction is an alternative to extraction of permanent teeth or expansion of the dental arches in cases of mild to moderate crowding, with arch-length discrepancies of 4-8mm.1-3 T...
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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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Autotransplantation of Impacted Canines
Volume 39 : Number 1 : Page 31 : Jan 2005
Autotransplantation of teeth is a treatment option in cases of agenesis, ectopic eruption, trauma, or other pathology.1,2 Autotransplanted teeth are better substitutes than fixed or removable prosthes...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
A Quick and Inexpensive Means of Treating Mild Lower Anterior Spacing
Volume 40 : Number 3 : Page 175 : Mar 2006
This article describes a simple, quick, and cost-effective technique for closing mild lower anterior spacing. Procedure 1. Isolate and etch the facial and buccal surfaces of the lower central incisors...
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Correction of a Canted Lower Incisal Plane
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
A cant of the mandibular incisal plane can be difficult to recognize in a patient with a unilateral skeletal crossbite due to a lateral CO-CR shift, especially if the patient has an impinging deep bit...
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Correction of Palatally Displaced Maxillary Lateral Incisors Using a Tube System
Volume 42 : Number 8 : Page 461 : Aug 2008
In young patients with severe maxillary crowding, the buds of the permanent lateral incisors are often in crossbite with the adjacent teeth. If insufficient space is available for these incisors to er...
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An Uprighting Auxiliary for Deeply Impacted Mandibular Molars
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 255 : Apr 2013
Ectopic impaction of mandibular second molars is a rare and challenging dental anomaly, often requiring a multidisciplinary treatment approach.1-5 Solutions involving surgical repositioning alone have...
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Miniscrew-Supported Orthodontic Pseudo-Ankylosis for Mesialization of a Lower Third Molar
Volume 51 : Number 5 : Page 290 : May 2017
Adult orthodontic treatment sometimes requires lower third-molar uprighting and mesialization. In the past, to avoid unwanted reciprocal movement of the anchorage unit, absolute anchorage could be obt...
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Volume 3 : Number 10 : Page 513 : Oct 1969
There is an old saying in orthodontics--"Put your plaster on the table". This is an inelegant way of saying, "Let's see your cases". Unfortunately, when cases are shown in publications, at lectures an...
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