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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Using Metal Mesh for a Temporary Bonded Prosthesis
Volume 36 : Number 3 : Page 164 : Mar 2002
A prosthetic tooth is sometimes needed at the end of orthodontic treatment to replace a tooth lost because of agenesis or trauma. Bonding a resin prosthesis with a metal mesh* avoid shaving to use a r...
1782.
PEARLS
Cantilevered Maxillary Wraparound Retainer
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 98 : Feb 2003
This maxillary wraparound retainer* (Fig. 1) is ideal for a well-finished case where the second molars are included in the final occlusion. An .036" wire is used for both the cantilever arm and the la...
1783.
PEARLS
Preventing Accidents with Demonstration Casts
Volume 37 : Number 8 : Page 429 : Aug 2003
When plaster casts are used for table clinics, case presentations, or other demonstrations, there is always a possibility that they can be dropped, breaking some of the teeth, or unintentionally rearr...
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Diastema Closure and Long-Term Stability
Volume 37 : Number 10 : Page 560 : Oct 2003
Long experience has shown that there are numerous areas of instability following orthodontic treatment. The tendency for lower anterior teeth to develop crowding after treatment is widely known. Maxil...
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Use of a Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander in Cleft-Palate Cases
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 374 : Jul 2004
After closure of a cleft lip and palate, the patient often experiences a collapse of the maxillary fragments, resulting in a poor occlusion and an inability to chew properly.1-5 While early surgical i...
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Late-Forming Supernumerary Teeth
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 656 : Dec 2004
Supernumerary teeth can occur in both arches, in either the deciduous or the permanent dentition.1-3 The majority are found in the mandibular arch and in male patients, and the premolars are the teeth...
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Molar Control Using Indirect Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 661 : Nov 2005
Most of the methods for uprighting mesially tipped mandibular second molars1-7 produce undesirable extrusion of the target molars and movement of the anchorage units, requiring interarch stabilization...
1788.
PEARLS
Seating an Archwire into a Self-Ligating Bracket for Initial Alignment
Volume 41 : Number 1 : Page 20 : Jan 2007
When a tooth is overlapped by an adjacent tooth at the start of treatment, I sometimes have trouble seating even a superelastic archwire far enough into the bracket for "self-ligation". Full access wi...
1789.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
One-Step Conversion of a Banded Expander to a Transpalatal Bar
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
After maxillary expansion to correct a posterior crossbite in the deciduous or early mixed dentition,1,2 the arch is usually stabilized with a palatal acrylic plate or a transpalatal arch.3-5 Fabricat...
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Bio-Progressive Therapy, Part 3: Visual Treatment Objective or VTO
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 744 : Nov 1977
(CONTINUED FROM PART 2) A Visual Treatment Objective (VTO) is like a blueprint used in building a house. It is a visual plan to forecast the normal growth of the patient and the anticipated influences...
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Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 401 : Jul 1996
Managed care is a combination of big-business management and health care, created primarily by insurance companies. In the past, insurance offered protection against catastrophic accidents, fires, and...
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Volume 25 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1991
Topics are adult vs. child treatment and use of headgear.1. In your practice, how is adult orthodontic treatment different from child orthodontic treatment in terms of: a. Length of treatment? The maj...
1793.
THE READERS' CORNER
Lower Molar Distalization and Retention
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 379 : Jul 2004
To move lower molars distally or to preserve lower molar anchorage, which of the following do you use, and how effective would you rate these methods? Respondents were asked to indicate any of a numbe...
1794.
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Six Steps to Wealth and Financial Independence
Volume 39 : Number 10 : Page 591 : Oct 2005
Have you ever wondered if you will have enough money to retire? At what age you will be able to retire? How much life insurance you need? What your family will live on if you die young? Whether you're...
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A Technique for Early Class III Treatment, Part V: MED in Extraction Cases
Volume 2 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1968
We now come to the most controversial material which will be presented in this series--the Modified Edgewise Technique in extraction cases. The rationale of early Class II treatment is based on three ...
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Root Torque with Warren Springs
Volume 5 : Number 3 : Page 167 : Mar 1971
Warren Torquing Springs are a preformed commercial product available from the Rocky Mountain Dental Products Co., Inc. They come in three (3) different sizes, each are designed to fit one of three (3)...
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Common Sense Mechanics, Part 6
Volume 14 : Number 2 : Page 98 : Feb 1980
(CONTINUED FROM PART 5) Clinical Application of the Diving Board Concept If we wish to apply the cantilever principle and its modifications for practical use in clinical orthodontics, we must understa...
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Volume 19 : Number 3 : Page 194 : Mar 1985
When a basic Crozat appliance (Fig. 1) is used as a retainer, a tooth will sometimes rotate away from the lingual wires, and crowding will return in spite of the appliance. Adding a closed labial wire...
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Computer-Generated Treatment Estimate
Volume 21 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1987
Although the awareness of patients and parents regarding orthodontics may be on the increase, the education gap between clinicians and patients is still wide. Satisfactory function and esthetics, as j...
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Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
Topics are innovations in orthodontic practice and ethics.1. What appliance innovation has made the biggest positive impact in your practice in the past five years ? About 40% of the respondents named...
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