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Treatment of Mandibular Asymmetry with Distraction Osteogenesis in a Growing Patient
Volume 59 : Number 4 : Page 254 : Apr 2025
Drs. Kornmehl, Sohn, Bastidas, and Ahmed describe the use of distraction osteogenesis to elongate one side of the mandible in a young patient with significant facial asymmetry. Orthodontic treatment follows to correct the consequent lateral open bite and establish an ideal occlusion.
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Alveolar Corticotomy for Extrusion of an Ankylosed Lower First Molar
Volume 56 : Number 5 : Page 299 : May 2022
Drs. Takagi, Shimzu, and Tanaka discuss the etiology and diagnosis of ankylosis, along with various surgical and nonsurgical treatment alternatives. In this adult patient, an alveolar corticotomy is performed to facilitate orthodontic extrusion of an ankylosed lower first permanent molar.
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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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Correction of a Malocclusion Caused by a Dentigerous Cyst
Volume 39 : Number 10 : Page 603 : Oct 2005
The dentigerous cyst is one of the most common pathological entities found in dentistry, accounting for about 20% of all mandibular cystic lesions.1 It is usually associated with the crowns of permane...
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Nonsurgical Management of Severe Reverse Overbite in a Young Adult
Volume 51 : Number 2 : Page 109 : Feb 2018
In a pseudo-Class III malocclusion, a functional mandibular shift can disguise an underlying skeletal discrepancy. This report from Drs. Takane, Keluskar, Jaisinghani, Malagan, and Jatti describes the correction of such a relationship, which had resulted in an extreme reverse overbite, in a 25-year-old patient using a simple 2 × 4 appliance.
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Bimaxillary Protrusion Treated Without Extractions
Volume 41 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2007
Bimaxillary protrusion in adolescent patients has traditionally been treated by extracting the four first premolars and retracting the anterior teeth.1,2 Although this approach is less complex than no...
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Orthodontic Movement of a Lower Incisor Across the Midline
Volume 49 : Number 5 : Page 319 : May 2015
Loss of an incisor not only causes an esthetic problem, but may require a complex combination of orthodontic and prosthetic treatment to resolve.1 Several reports have illustrated the possibility of c...
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Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 39 : Number 7 : Page 435 : Jul 2005
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by either partial or total deficiency of insulin or by a resistance to that hormone, leading to an increase in blood glucose levels and subseque...
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An Unusual Ankylosis in an Orthodontic Case
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 763 : Dec 2001
The causes of ankylosis are unclear, although factors including trauma, infection, and congenital conditions have been implicated.1 The incidence of ankylosis is higher in deciduous teeth than in per...
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Monobloc Treatment in the Deciduous Dentition
Volume 11 : Number 9 : Page 614 : Sep 1977
614-jco-img-0.jpgThe case before treatment. The patient was 3 years 8 months of age, with a full Class ll molar and canine relationship, deep overbite, protrusion, crowding and overlapping of anterior...
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The Modified Harvold Activator
Volume 18 : Number 9 : Page 650 : Sep 1984
Although the effectiveness of functional appliances in changing the skeletal growth pattern is still subject to much debate, we find the activator to be successful in treating mild Class II discrepanc...
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CASE REPORT
Volume 26 : Number 5 : Page 276 : May 1992
A 6-year-old female was referred to my office after removal of the mandibular right second deciduous molar (Fig. 1). The diagnosis indicated space maintenance of the missing tooth to allow for future ...
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Maxillary Canine Transposition
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 35 : Jan 2002
Although the frequency of dental transposition is only about .4%,1 the difficulty of treatment makes this anomaly an event of clinical interest.2-10 The present case shows how a unilateral transpositi...
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Asymmetric Mandibular Space Closure
Volume 30 : Number 9 : Page 519 : Sep 1996
Space closure in the posterior segment of the mandibular arch is a difficult procedure under any circumstances, particularly in Class II cases. If the problem is unilateral, requiring asymmetric mecha...
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Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 13 : Jan 2003
Distraction osteogenesis can be used to lengthen the ramus and the body of the mandible, as well as for alveolar ridge augmentation.1-12 It can protract the maxilla or, if necessary, the entire midfac...
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Uprighting an Inverted Maxillary Incisor
Volume 24 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1990
Orthodontists confront ectopically erupting teeth in various locations. Unless ankylosis is involved, these impactions can usually be brought into occlusion with the excision of a minimal amount of so...
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Incisor Intrusion with Invisalign Treatment
Volume 40 : Number 3 : Page 171 : Mar 2006
Orthodontic intrusion can be effective in adult patients with periodontal disease,1,2 as long as light, continuous forces are used and excellent oral hygiene is maintained.3,4 Such treatment can reduc...
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Volume 42 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 2008
Tooth fractures that extend subgingivally can be difficult to treat. The crown of the fractured tooth may be too short to allow placement of an artificial crown, or an artificial crown may be esthetic...
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Lupus Erythematosus in an Orthodontic Patient
Volume 33 : Number 8 : Page 451 : Aug 1999
Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a connectivetissue disorder that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States.1-5 Ninety percent of these are young-to-middle-age women. The clinical course of...
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Treatment of a Disc Dysfunction
Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 408 : Jun 1982
A 26-year-old female presented with a severely restricted mandibular opening (24mm). She complained of a tight feeling in the left TMJ area, occurring toward the end of the opening range. Marked devia...
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