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Orthodontic Management of the Palatally Impacted Tooth
Volume 15 : Number 12 : Page 810 : Dec 1981
In most orthodontic techniques used to move impacted canines into the arch, the force usually comes from the labial archwire and is directed labially. However, when the canines are impacted high in th...
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Volume 19 : Number 2 : Page 128 : Feb 1985
A high percentage of young children with severe overjet and overbite suffer fractured maxillary incisors, making it important to act at an early age--6-9 years--in such cases to try to avoid the probl...
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Bimler Therapy, Part 2: Bimler Appliance
Volume 19 : Number 12 : Page 880 : Dec 1985
There are three basic Bimler appliances, based on the incisor relationship (Fig. 1): The A appliance corrects protrusive incisors in Class II, division 1 cases. The upper labial arch and lower labioli...
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Volume 20 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1986
The Porta-Stat, a portable cephalometric and arthrometric cephalostat, was designed to take standardized craniofacial and TMJ x-rays of infants and infirm patients in the clinician's office, the opera...
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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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Evaluation of Maxillary Disjunction with Bone Densitometry
Volume 26 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1992
Many studies have been conducted to investigate the changes that occur in the maxillary arch and at the midpalatal suture during rapid palatal expansion.1 Experiments on pigs2 and monkeys3,4 have show...
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Pain in the Early Stages of Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 26 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1992
The short-term discomfort that commonly follows the placement of orthodontic appliances can cause discontinuation of treatment in a number of patients.1-3 Orthodontic pain is a multifactorial phenomen...
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The Effect of Maxillary Retainers on the Clarity of Speech
Volume 27 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1993
Patient cooperation with retainer wear is a difficulty all orthodontists face daily.1-3 Complaints of gagging sensations, discomfort, and distorted speech are common. If the patient is simultaneously ...
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A Practical Biteplane for Use with Fixed Appliances
Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Biteplanes are often used when bracket interference makes it difficult to bond the lower anterior or even the lower posterior teeth at the start of treatment. Biteplanes are also needed in many cases ...
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Impression Technique for Patients with Limited Mandibular Opening
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
The most frequent cause of hypomobility of the jaw, according to Rotskoff, is muscular trismus.1 Other possible causes include arthritis or synovitis of the temporomandibular joints,2 trauma to the co...
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CASE REPORT
Nonextraction Treatment with a Rigid Acrylic, Bonded Rapid Maxillary Expander
Volume 31 : Number 2 : Page 113 : Feb 1997
Conventional rapid maxillary expanders increase the transverse dimension of the maxillary arch by separation of the suture and by buccal movement of the posterior teeth and alveolar processes.1-4 Howe...
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Mini-Implant for Orthodontic Anchorage
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 763 : Nov 1997
Osseointegrated titanium implants have been used successfully to replace missing teeth, but their use for orthodontic anchorage has been limited by space.1-7 Conventional dental implants can only be p...
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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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Lever-Arm Mechanics in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 601 : Oct 2000
Bodily translation for anterior retraction is achieved either by directly applying a moment and force to an edgewise bracket or by using lever-arm mechanics to change the point of force application so...
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The K-9 Spring for Alignment of Impacted Canines
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 606 : Oct 2000
Ectopic eruption and impaction of the maxillary permanent canines occurs in about 2% of orthodontic patients.1-4 Impactions are twice as common in females as in males,5 and the incidence of palatal ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 36 : Number 8 : Page 429 : Aug 2002
It's a well-known fact that history is not so much a steady stream as a paroxysmal flow, with long periods of relatively quiescent progress interrupted by brief periods of tumultuous change. These sho...
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Distalization of Maxillary Molars with a Midpalatal Miniscrew
Volume 1 : Number 1 : Page 22 : Jan 2003
Traditional methods of controlling anchorage during molar distalization tend to cause unwanted movement of other teeth and to require patient cooperation. These disadvantages can be overcome with skel...
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Volume 37 : Number 8 : Page 438 : Aug 2003
The Inman Aligner*, a versatile removable appliance, is a unique modification of the traditional spring retainer. It uses superelastic open-coil springs to create light and constant forces on both the...
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Treatment of a Unilateral Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion with a Palatally Impacted Canine
Volume 37 : Number 9 : Page 479 : Sep 2003
This 14-year-old female presented with the chief complaint of a palatally impacted maxillary right canine (Figs. 1A, 1B, and 1C.). Her facial profile was mesognathic-convex. The frontal photographs sh...
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Use of a Modified Butterfly Expander to Increase Anterior Arch Length
Volume 37 : Number 9 : Page 490 : Sep 2003
This article shows how a maxillary transverse discrepancy can be corrected by using a modified rapid maxillary expander to increase the incisor-canine arch length while maintaining the intermolar widt...
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