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121.

Modular 3D Lingual Appliances, Part 1: Quad Helix

Volume 17 : Number 11 : Page 761 : Nov 1983

Assorted lingual arches, molar hooks, cleats, and buttons have been used for support in labial arch therapy. With fixed appliances, to change these single purpose attachments required removal of attac...

122.

Correction of Tongue-Thrust Swallowing Habits

Volume 23 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1989

Many methods have been used to correct abnormal tongue habits. Mechanical devices such as tongue spurs offer temporary help, but the habit often returns when the device is removed. Functional applianc...

123.

Essix Thermosealed Appliances: Various Orthodontic Uses

Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1995

Essix appliances have primarily been used as cuspid-to-cuspid retainers.1 They can be modified to produce minor tooth movements2 or to serve as temporary bridges.3 Adding posterior extensions, however...

124.

The Zygoma and the Symphysis: New Extra-Alveolar Sites for Long Mini-Implants

Volume 51 : Number 10 : Page 680 : Oct 2017

Long mini-implants placed in extra-alveolar areas of good bone quality and quantity can provide stable anchorage without the added cost and surgery of miniplates. The authors evaluate the potential of two new sites, the zygoma and the symphysis, in orthopedic Class III treatment.

125.

TABLE CLINIC

Indirect Band Technique

Volume 3 : Number 6 : Page 296 : Jun 1969

Indirect band technique is valuable in saving your chair time and in sparing the patient the wear and tear of direct band fitting. The technique that I will show can easily be taught to your laborator...

126.

Direct Bonding with Directon Adhesive

Volume 10 : Number 8 : Page 601 : Aug 1976

Direct bonding began in the author's office thirty-three months ago, and early success led to increasing numbers of teeth being bonded. To date, 177 patients have enjoyed the benefits of direct bondin...

127.

The Modular Self-Locking Appliance System: A Variation in the Combination Technique, Part 1

Volume 10 : Number 9 : Page 653 : Sep 1976

For years, we have been involved in organizing a treatment system which fosters an uncomplicated technical approach for patients of all ages and incomes. Our key objective was to treat greater numbers...

128.

Upper Anterior Occlusal Plane Control

Volume 12 : Number 9 : Page 656 : Sep 1978

Upper incisor position plays an important role in the esthetics of the smile, in the rest position of the lip, in supporting the lower lip and in determining the anterior occlusal plane, which is the ...

129.

Clinical Management of the Frankel FR II Appliance

Volume 17 : Number 9 : Page 605 : Sep 1983

In the early years of the Frankel appliance, clinicians and laboratories in this country were unsure of the design, fit, adjustment, and management of the appliance. Poorly fitting appliances were pla...

130.

Tooth Movement with Essix Mounding

Volume 38 : Number 8 : Page 435 : Aug 2004

The Essix* system of tooth-moving mechanics is based on the philosophy that the orthodontist should have enough control over a case to make in-course corrections at the chair throughout treatment.1-3 ...

131.

The Insignia System of Customized Orthodontics

Volume 45 : Number 8 : Page 442 : Aug 2011

While technological innovations in photography, scanning, and radiology have greatly improved orthodontic diagnostic procedures,1-5 computerized systems that design orthodontic appliances for individu...

132.

Occlusion with Particular Emphasis on the Functional and Parafunctional Role of Anterior Teeth, Part 2

Volume 13 : Number 10 : Page 684 : Oct 1979

(continued from September 1979)Anterior Tooth Relationships Stuart29 found that canine teeth have a higher minimal lateral pressure threshold; we have all made the observation that they are retained l...

133.

CLINICAL AID

It's All Done with Mirrors: Lock Pin Carrier

Volume 4 : Number 6 : Page 354 : Jun 1970

Many orthodontists still require the services of a chairside assistant in order to pin an archwire into position. Described below is an inexpensive but efficient lock pin carrier holding approximately...

134.

TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Removing Lower Anterior Bands

Volume 8 : Number 5 : Page 273 : May 1974

Removing lower anterior bands can be distressing to the patient and to the orthodontist. The technique of shearing the band with a side cutting plier (JCO March 1970) is effective. However, there may ...

135.

TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Clinical Applications of Stainless Steel Tubing

Volume 20 : Number 9 : Page 605 : Sep 1986

Precision-cut lengths of stainless steel tubing have a variety of clinical uses in addition to their intended use as buccal attachments. They can: Define interbracket distances for future prosthetic r...

136.

PEARLS

Placing Torque in a Continuous T-Loop Archwire

Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 756 : Dec 2007

Clinicians often notice a retroclination of the incisors during anterior retraction with low-friction or loop mechanics. An increase in anterior torque may be needed at this stage to achieve proper in...

137.

Reproximation and Recontouring Made Simple

Volume 23 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1989

Although various reports implicate crowding as a cause of incisor relapse, tooth shape is often the culprit--with or without arch-length deficiency (Fig. 1). Recontouring the contact points of sail-sh...

138.

PEARLS

Model Boxes as Art

Volume 36 : Number 2 : Page 79 : Feb 2002

Many orthodontists still use real plaster study casts rather than virtual computer images. These models are usually stored in boxes on shelves in or near the treatment area, at least as long as patien...

139.

CLINICAL AID

Modified Loop-Bending Plier

Volume 6 : Number 3 : Page 167 : Mar 1972

The Hayes Nance loop-bending plier can be modified to create four steps including one that is narrower than the plier provides. This is done by grinding a step into the unbroken edge of the plier runn...

140.

Concept and Commentary: Adult Orthodontics, Part I

Volume 6 : Number 7 : Page 377 : Jul 1972

I want to talk about adult orthodontics--not the young adult who has delayed treatment until the late teens or mid-twenties, but the mature person in whom evidence of breakdown is already present, as ...

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