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The iMolar System and Clear Aligners in Adult Class II Patients
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 2023
The iMolar system consists of a base anchored by two palatal miniscrews and attached to nickel titanium wires with crimpable stops. As Dr. Riatti and colleagues show, it can be activated and modified for molar distalization while clear aligners are performing dental alignment.
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Volume 57 : Number 12 : Page 760 : Dec 2023
Numb chin syndrome is a mental-nerve neuropathy that can manifest spontaneously. This article describes how the syndrome was identified in a teenage orthodontic patient, whose expeditious diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia led to a successful treatment with chemotherapy.
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Orthodontic Treatment: Art or Science?
Volume 34 : Number 6 : Page 371 : Jun 2000
Most orthodontists prefer to think of themselves as scientists, and yet much of orthodontic therapy is closer to art than to science. While many aspects of diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, an...
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Molar Distalization with a Modified Distal Jet Appliance
Volume 34 : Number 7 : Page 419 : Jul 2000
The Distal Jet* is a fixed palatal appliance that is most commonly used to distalize the maxillary molars, either unilaterally or bilaterally. Advantages of the Distal Jet include improved esthetics,...
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Mandibular Molar Distalization with the Franzulum Appliance
Volume 34 : Number 9 : Page 518 : Sep 2000
Many extraoral and intraoral methods have been proposed for the distalization of maxillary first molars.1-3 In 1992, Hilgers introduced one such appliance, the Pendulum*,4 whose dental effects have ...
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Clinical Application of Micro-Implant Anchorage
Volume 5 : Number 5 : Page 298 : May 2002
Conventional methods of reinforcing orthodontic anchorage have several disadvantages, including complicated appliance design and the need for exceptional patient cooperation. Although standard denta...
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A Fixed Reverse Labial Bow for Moderate Class III Interceptive Treatment
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 42 : Jan 2003
The treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion, particularly in the late deciduous or early mixed dentition, is one of the most challenging problems confronting the orthodontist. These patients freq...
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Retaining Treatment Results with the Advanceable Twin-Block Appliance
Volume 39 : Number 1 : Page 35 : Jan 2005
The twin-block appliance has been modified to allow bite advancement by means of a screw system incorporated into the maxillary appliance blocks.1 This can be advantageous in patients with severe over...
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The Greenfield Lingual Distalizer
Volume 39 : Number 9 : Page 548 : Sep 2005
The Greenfield Molar Distalizer (GMD), introduced in March 1995,1 is a fixed appliance with buccal and lingual pistons on each side (Fig. 1). Placing the pistons at the gingival level reduces the dist...
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Bite Jumping with the Functional Mandibular Advancer
Volume 39 : Number 12 : Page 696 : Dec 2005
The new Functional Mandibular Advancer*(FMA) is a fixed functional appliance that can correct a Class II malocclusion without the need for special patient compliance.1 Appliance Design The FMA has a p...
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Overlay Mechanics with the Tip-Edge PLUS Bracket, Part 1
Volume 40 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2006
The traditional procedure for treating Class I crowded cases requires the application of force to create space before a flexible archwire can be inserted for alignment. Simultaneous use of an overlay ...
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Uprighting Mesially Impacted Second Molars with Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 41 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2007
Although mesial impaction of a mandibular second molar is relatively rare, with a prevalence of about .3%,1,2 it can present a difficult clinical problem. The orthodontist usually needs to upright the...
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Uprighting Mesially Inclined Mandibular Second Molars with a Modified Uprighter Jet
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Premature loss of the mandibular second premolars and first molars due to caries or periodontal disease can lead to mesioinclination of the second molars. Various orthodontic methods have been used to...
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Volume 8 : Number 11 : Page 642 : Nov 1974
Almost every orthodontist considers that the appliance he uses is "the appliance" and he will defend it sometimes with passion and sometimes, perhaps, without stopping to evaluate whether he is achiev...
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Phase I Clear Aligner Therapy for Class II, Division 2 Patients
Volume 56 : Number 9 : Page 528 : Sep 2022
The Invisalign First protocol, as described by Drs. Gorton and Bekmezian, makes it possible to simultaneously open space through dental arch expansion and achieve relative intrusion of the incisors. Aligners were changed twice a week during most of this treatment period.
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Wax Bite Records for Tooth Positioners
Volume 23 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1989
The space required for a tooth positioner is usually achieved by rotating the mandible, with the center of rotation at the condyles. The most common methods of recording condylar position are by cepha...
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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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