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OVERVIEW
Cone-Beam Volumetric Imaging: A Two-Minute Drill
Volume 44 : Number 4 : Page 253 : Apr 2010
Cone-beam volumetric imaging (CBVI), also called cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), has been used in dentistry since 1998.1,2 The images it produces are not improved digital images, but true three-...
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Dental Photography: Some New Benefits
Volume 6 : Number 10 : Page 570 : Oct 1972
Tired of looking at chipped and broken models? How about "misplaced" models that never seem to show up? Use photography to reduce unnecessary handling. Here's how. Take a 35mm black-and-white closeup ...
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Implant Therapy in Cases of Agenesis
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
Osseointegrated implants have been proven reliable as an alternative to bridges in cases of dental agenesis.1-6 In one study, 23 single-tooth titanium implants were placed in 16 patients, seven of who...
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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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Volume 45 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2011
One of my favorite quotations comes from Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review. As the American humorist put it with his customary wit, "Figures often beguile me,...
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Managing Early Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners
Volume 52 : Number 12 : Page 701 : Dec 2018
Drs. Favero, Volpato, and Favero describe the application of clear aligners to complex interceptive treatment. Two 8-year-old patients in the early mixed dentition illustrate the coordination of aligners with techniques such as serial extraction and transverse expansion.
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Volume 3 : Number 8 : Page 391 : Aug 1969
In deciding about treatment of orthodontic cases in the past I used to indulge myself in what was then a popular fantasy and consider--"What would I do for this case if it were my child?" And, on case...
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Bonded Pontics in Orthodontics
Volume 23 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1989
During the last decade, new esthetic materials and innovative bonding techniques have made it possible for orthodontists to use bonded replacements for missing teeth instead of removable partial dentu...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 6 : Page 353 : Jun 2001
Since the government decided to allow advertising of prescription drugs on television, manufacturers have mounted expensive public campaigns for drugs such as Claritin, Prozac, and Viagra. Such a camp...
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ALIGNER CORNER
A New Functional Approach to Class II Treatment with Clear Aligners in Growing Patients
Volume 58 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 2024
In two young Class II patients, Dr. Cremonini and colleagues demonstrate the use of F22 Young clear aligners with a mandibular-advancement feature: a customizable block behind the upper incisors that fits into the lingual incisal area of the lower aligner.
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New Types of Elastic Functional Appliances
Volume 30 : Number 9 : Page 507 : Sep 1996
Functional appliances are classified as myotonic (rigid) or myodynamic (elastic), depending on their structural characteristics and therapeutic action.1,2 Rigid appliances, such as the Balters bionato...
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Volume 9 : Number 11 : Page 665 : Nov 1975
Tongue thrust has been a subject of controversy in orthodontics for at least the last fifteen years and the more general subject of myofunctional therapy for quite a bit longer than that. A cause of t...
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Prefabricated Bonded Mandibular Retainer
Volume 12 : Number 11 : Page 788 : Nov 1978
Previous reports have presented techniques for direct bonded mandibular retainers whose principal drawbacks have included lengthy fabrication time, accumulation of plaque on the bonded attachment area...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2009
Cephalometrics has been the diagnostic workhorse of the orthodontic profession since shortly after World War II. Early orthodontic diagnosis had consisted primarily of the analysis of clinical finding...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 44 : Number 7 : Page 409 : Jul 2010
Like any other health-care discipline, orthodontics has its share of complications. In a busy practice, it is rare for a day to go by when the orthodontist does not see issues ranging from gingivitis ...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Volume 50 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2016
The latest edition of Orthodontic Radiographs has been updated to include a section on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Although this short guidebook was published by the British Orthodontic Society, most of its 16 concise, easy-to-read sections are applicable internationally.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 50 : Number 11 : Page 647 : Nov 2016
Facial beauty and the attractiveness of the smile - or "facial harmony", to use an expression commonly seen in the orthodontic literature - have fascinated orthodontists since the beginning of the pro...
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BOOK REVIEWS
The Clinician's Handbook for Dental Sleep Medicine, Cephalometry in Orthodontics: 2D and 3D
Volume 53 : Number 11 : Page 683 : Nov 2019
The Clinician’s Handbook for Dental Sleep Medicine KEN BERLEY, DDS, JDSTEVE CARSTENSEN, DDS 240 pages, 60 illustrations. $72. 2019.Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 411 N. Raddant Road, Batavia, IL 6...
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Activators for the Fixed Appliance Orthodontist
Volume 14 : Number 8 : Page 529 : Aug 1980
Most American orthodontists feel that the treatment of most malocclusion is best done in the early permanent dentition and with fixed appliances. There are times, however, when treatment in the mixed ...
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Volume 19 : Number 11 : Page 826 : Nov 1985
I have found over and over again that, in the competitive world of orthodontics, it is the practice that gives the best service that always does well. I said " service" , not " treatment". To provide ...
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