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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.
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TABLE CLINIC
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...
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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...
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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.
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
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 ...
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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...
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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
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
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...
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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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