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Improving the Final Occlusion through Selective Premolar Extractions
Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1994
The prevailing concept in orthodontics seems to be that a premolar is a premolar. Unless there are gross deformities, caries, or rotations, the main consideration is location--first or second. Once a ...
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Maxillary Labial and Mandibular Lingual Frenectomy
Volume 59 : Number 9 : Page 570 : Sep 2025
Drs. Kravitz and Meru provide a guide to frenectomy updated to reflect the recent shift toward the overmedicalization of lip and tongue ties. It reviews indications for the procedure, offers clinical tips for streamlining surgery, and discusses current trends affecting frenectomy practice.
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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 15 : Number 1 : Page 52 : Jan 1981
It has been reported that only about 2% of private dental offices have in-house computers and that another 30% use a computer service bureau, usually for billing, recalls, and accounts receivable. For...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of a Dilacerated Incisor
Volume 22 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1988
Dilaceration is a deformity that results from a disturbance in the relationship between uncalcified and already calcified portions of a developing tooth.1 Trauma has been suggested as an etiological f...
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Precision Bracket Placement Instrument
Volume 23 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1989
One of the most important skills of an orthodontist is bracket placement. Roth says, "At the heart of every excellent treatment result lies a well-placed appliance, regardless of the appliance that is...
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CASE REPORT
"Surgery First" Orthognathics to Correct a Skeletal Class II Malocclusion with an Impinging Bite
Volume 44 : Number 7 : Page 429 : Jul 2010
Surgical-orthodontic treatment of jaw deformities presents challenges in both diagnosis and mechanotherapy. This is particularly true for a skeletal Class II patient with a short anterior face and an ...
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Class II Non-Extraction Treatment using the ACCO Appliance and Begg Technique
Volume 3 : Number 11 : Page 590 : Nov 1969
The major problem in most non-extraction techniques for the correction of Class II malocclusion is preservation of mandibular anchorage during correction of the maxillo-mandibular anteroposterior malr...
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Volume 5 : Number 1 : Page 7 : Jan 1971
One condition that I hate to see come into the office is any case with narrow width upper lateral incisors. Often enough you can spot them immediately. Others may turn up if you do a Bolton size analy...
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Removable Herbst Appliance for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Volume 22 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1988
Sleep apnea, a breathing abnormality that occurs during sleep, has been divided into three types: Central--stoppage of airflow from lack of respiratory effort. Obstructive--stoppage of airflow despite...
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Treatment of Class II Malocclusion with a Headgear-Activator Combination
Volume 23 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1989
A combination headgear-activator appliance can reportedly inhibit forward and downward growth of the maxillary complex while stimulating mandibular growth.1,2 This article presents the results of head...
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A Bite Orthotic for the Resting Period Between Two Phases of Treatment
Volume 36 : Number 2 : Page 92 : Feb 2002
Many skeletal Class II malocclusions are now treated during the mixed dentition, using such "non-compliance" systems as the Herbst* appliance, the MARA**, SAIF Springs***, or the Eureka Spring†. These...
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CLINICAL AID
A Light-Focusing Tool for Bonding Fiber-Reinforced Composite Retainers
Volume 40 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2006
When a deep bite cannot be completely corrected, the lower incisors may contact the upper incisors in the middle of the clinical crowns. In this situation, a maxillary lingual retainer must be bonded ...
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The Bite-Jumping Screw for Modified Twin-Block Treatment
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
The original twin-block appliance was developed by Clark in 1982.1 Various modifications have since been made, so that the appliance can be used in either Class II or Class III functional treatment.2-...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of Class III Anterior Crossbite Using Güray Bite Raisers
Volume 42 : Number 5 : Page 297 : May 2008
Class III malocclusion may be associated with mandibular prognathism, maxillary retrognathism, or both.1-7 Class III maxillary retrognathism generally involves anterior crossbite, which must be opened...
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A New Bracket-Placement Device
Volume 42 : Number 7 : Page 412 : Jul 2008
The BracketMaster* bracket-placement device provides precise horizontal and vertical control for positioning each bracket according to ideal measurements1-3 (Fig. 1). The horizontal bar at one end of ...
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A Simple Method for Twin Block Reactivation
Volume 45 : Number 6 : Page 328 : Jun 2011
One drawback of the popular Twin Block appliance is the inconvenience of reactivation when needed to achieve an edge-to-edge protrusive position, full overjet reduction, or overcorrection.1 Recent stu...
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Immediate Pontic Fabrication Using Flowable Resin
Volume 50 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 2016
In 2006, I described a technique for creating a chairside pontic by taking a bite-registration impression of the patient's adjacent or contralateral tooth. The method was presented as an alternative to reshaping a prefabricated denture tooth, which might not be readily available in an orthodontic office. This article describes another option for immediate chairside pontic fabrication, using flowable resin and a mixing pad.
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The Transplantation of Maxillary Canines
Volume 4 : Number 2 : Page 77 : Feb 1970
The problem of the unerupted, maxillary canine lying in an unfavourable position is one that frequently confronts the orthodontist. Bass (1966) found that 1.5% of the total cases referred to a regiona...
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Volume 7 : Number 2 : Page 106 : Feb 1973
Since it seems unlikely that bands will be eliminated completely within the foreseeable future by direct bonding of attachments, meticulous band formation and cementing procedures are imperative if we...
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