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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Deming's Fourteen Points for Orthodontists
Volume 26 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1992
Deming's Fourteen Points for Orthodontists In 1947, as Gen. Douglas MacArthur reconstructed war-ravaged Japan, he called on an obscure U.S. government statistician to help with the census. Thus began ...
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Shear Bond Strengths and Effects on Enamel of Two Ceramic Brackets
Volume 27 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1993
Because ceramic brackets will not bond chemically with adhesives, manufacturers must use mechanical undercuts, a coating of silica and a silane coupling agent, or both to bond these brackets to enamel...
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Indirect Bonding with Adhesive Precoated Brackets
Volume 27 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1993
Adhesive precoated (APC) brackets have a number of clinical advantages, including consistency and accuracy of positioning, ease of placement, and reduction of chairtime.1 They can be bonded indirectly...
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Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1994
1. What is the most efficient method you have used to distalize upper molars? There was a considerable variety of responses from the clinicians: 36% used headgear as their principal distalization mech...
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Fixed Piston Appliance for Rapid Class II Correction
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Most maxillary molar distalizing appliances tend to tip the maxillary first molar crowns distally to an overcorrected Class I position while tipping the molar roots mesially1-6. Unless a supplemental ...
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Shear Bond Strengths of Chemically and Light-Cured Resin-Modified Ionomers
Volume 32 : Number 7 : Page 423 : Jul 1998
Despite the widespread usage and highly predictable results of composite resins in bonding to acid-etched enamel, these adhesives have a high degree of technique sensitivity, beginning with the need t...
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Simultaneous Intrusion and Retraction of the Anterior Teeth
Volume 32 : Number 9 : Page 535 : Sep 1998
Retraction of the six anterior teeth under the edgewise system is usually carried out in two distinct steps: canine retraction followed by incisor retraction. In the Begg and Tip-Edge techniques, on t...
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Glass Ionomer Cement Dressing for Surgically Exposed Impacted Teeth
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 1999
Glass ionomer cements are biocompatible,1-7 can bond to enamel or dentin without etching,5,7-9 and have certain antimicrobial properties.10-13 Therefore, they should fulfill both the biological and th...
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Nitinol Total Control: A New Orthodontic Alloy
Volume 33 : Number 10 : Page 563 : Oct 1999
A superior orthodontic archwire has the capability to be deflected over long distances without permanent deformation, is flexible enough to allow the bracket slot to be filled with low force levels, a...
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Maxillary Molar Distalization with a Modified Pendulum Appliance
Volume 33 : Number 11 : Page 645 : Nov 1999
Correction of a Class II malocclusion without extractions requires maxillary molar distalization by means of intraoral or extraoral forces.1,2 Although headgears have proven useful in the correction ...
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C-Space Regainer for Molar Distalization
Volume 34 : Number 1 : Page 32 : Jan 2000
Various methods for distal movement of the buccal teeth have been suggested. These include headgears, lip bumpers, spacegaining appliances, sliding jigs with Class II elastics, nickel titanium open-co...
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CASE REPORT
Extrusion and Alignment of an Impacted Tooth Using Removable Appliances
Volume 36 : Number 7 : Page 379 : Jul 2002
Forced orthodontic eruption of an impacted tooth can be performed with either fixed or removable appliances. Fixed appliances do not require special patient cooperation and can produce precise coronal...
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Volume 8 : Number 8 : Page 455 : Aug 2002
Fixed appliance treatment of Class II malocclusions often requires intrusion and retraction of the anterior segment, which, in turn, usually necessitate mechanical reinforcement of posterior anchorage...
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Volume 36 : Number 11 : Page 627 : Nov 2002
The methodology and basic results of the 2002 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures were covered in last month's article, along with trends across the four surveys conducted sinc...
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The Ray Set: A New Technique for Precise Indirect Bonding
Volume 36 : Number 11 : Page 648 : Nov 2002
The built-in corrections of the Straight-Wire Appliance* designed by Andrews1 were based on average tooth dimensions; they did not consider individual variations in tooth morphology, whether congenit...
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A New Vacuum-Formed Phase I Retainer
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 384 : Jul 2003
Retention after Phase I orthodontic treatment has traditionally involved either a maxillary Hawley-type acrylic plate, with a labial bow across the permanent incisors, or a single-thickness vacuum-for...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 8 : Page 453 : Aug 2005
I recently did a consultation for an interesting case that left me thinking. The patient was an attractive young lady, mid-30s, blonde hair, blue eyes, tall, slender. She had a Class II, division 2 su...
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Undesirable Canting of the Occlusal Plane During Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 757 : Dec 2007
Vertical positioning of the anterior teeth is assessed through the clinician's initial observation of the patient's facial dynamics, facial expression, and smile, followed by a frontal examination.1 T...
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Etching Masks for Precise Indirect Bonding
Volume 44 : Number 5 : Page 326 : May 2010
Indirect bonding techniques offer numerous advantages over direct bonding,1 especially with self-ligating brackets. One disadvantage is the potential buildup of hard-to-remove flash at the bracket bas...
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Efficacy of a Fluoride Varnish in Preventing White-Spot Lesions as Measured with Laser Fluorescence
Volume 45 : Number 1 : Page 25 : Jan 2011
The tendency of plaque to accumulate around fixed orthodontic appliances can result in rapid demineralization,1-7sometimes within only a few weeks after bracket placement.1-3 Vigilant home hygiene, in...
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