Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
2061.
Long-Term Experience with Direct-Bonded Retainers: Update and Clinical Advice
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 728 : Dec 2007
The use of fixed lingual retainers in orthodontics is increasing,1 and the various options now available to the clinician allow more differentiated retention than ever before. Bonded retainers have ad...
2062.
Simultaneous Reduction in Vertical Dimension and Gummy Smile Using Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 157 : Mar 2010
Controlling the vertical dimension in adults with long-face syndrome has always been a clinical challenge.1-8 Although a combination of orthodontics with orthognathic surgery may be the ideal approach...
2063.
Current Herbst Appliance Therapy
Volume 28 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1994
Expanding on the work of Stockli and Willert, 1 McNamara's 1979 study2 alerted U.S. orthodontists to the possibility of using cemented appliances to permanently advance the mandible. Soon afterward, P...
2064.
THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 48 : Number 6 : Page 371 : Jun 2014
(Editor’s Note: The Readers’ Corner is a regular feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Questions are sent periodically to ...
2065.
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Practice Transition: To Sell or Not To Sell?
Volume 35 : Number 9 : Page 549 : Sep 2001
This month's column continues our series on transition with an article by Dr. Jerry Clark, a practicing orthodontist from Greensboro, North Carolina, and CEO of Orthodontic Management Group. Dr. Clark...
2066.
Volume 15 : Number 7 : Page 451 : Jul 1981
I recently-had some x-rays taken and the technician returned from the dark room with a sheepish grin, to tell me that there had been no film in the cassette for my first exposure, which would now be t...
2067.
Palatal and Buccal Root Torquing Springs
Volume 36 : Number 6 : Page 348 : Jun 2002
This article shows how customized springs can apply local root torque in the palatal or buccal direction to solve specific orthodontic problems. Rotated Maxillary First Bicuspids The twin roots of max...
2068.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Second-Molar Correction with a Modified Vacuum-Formed Retainer
Volume 47 : Number 1 : Page 41 : Jan 2013
When orthodontic treatment is finished before complete eruption of the maxillary second molars, the orthodontist is presented with a dilemma if the molars eventually erupt in buccally displaced positi...
2069.
PEARLS
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 649 : Nov 2022
Any vulnerable segment of a flexible archwire can be protected with a made-to-measure section of rigid stainless steel tubing. This Pearl can thus avoid archwire breakage and consequent emergencies, while also improving comfort for the patient’s buccal mucosa.
2070.
Volume 18 : Number 9 : Page 642 : Sep 1984
The effectiveness of an orthodontic practice--including the well-being of the orthodontist and staff and the patients' attitudes toward the office--depends upon proper scheduling of patients. Unfortun...
2071.
Critique: It Can Happen to You, Part 2
Volume 11 : Number 5 : Page 350 : May 1977
Complacency: A Synonym for TroublePerhaps the greatest danger that any professional faces is complacency. It stems from years of success. Complacency comes after a long period of time in which a profe...
2072.
Nonsurgical Correction of Severe Skeletal Class III Malocclusion
Volume 50 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2016
Optimal treatment of a Class III malocclusion with skeletal disharmony requires orthognathic surgery complemented by orthodontics.1 Treating such cases becomes much more challenging when the patient r...
2073.
Seven Clinical Principles of Interactive Twin Mechanisms
Volume 31 : Number 1 : Page 55 : Jan 1997
The latest generation of preadjusted twin brackets uses sophisticated functional properties to improve time-efficiency through interaction with the archwire. They provide an unprecedented degree of fr...
2074.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Volume 24 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1990
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing One of the most significant and consistent findings of the JCO Orthodontic Practice Studies has been that practices with high net incomes have twice as many employees ...
2075.
Volume 3 : Number 9 : Page 461 : Sep 1969
Orthodontics is indebted to Dr. Herbert Margolis for the development of the ACCO appliance. ACCO is an acronym for Acrylic Cervical Occipital Anchorage. It is a useful appliance about which there has ...
2076.
CASE REPORT
Skeletal Open-Bite Correction with Mini-Implant Anchorage and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Volume 52 : Number 9 : Page 485 : Sep 2018
In this adult patient with skeletal open bite and excessive lower facial height, orthognathic surgery is avoided by a combination of miniscrew-anchored maxillary posterior intrusion and minor esthetic procedures, including a reduction genioplasty and submental liposuction.
2077.
Cephalometric Characteristics of Pseudo-Class III and Skeletal Class III Malocclusions
Volume 34 : Number 3 : Page 151 : Mar 2000
Class III malocclusion has been divided into two subtypes: skeletal and pseudo-Class III.1-6 Characteristics of the skeletal Class III malocclusion have been well documented in comparison with eithe...
2078.
3D-Printed Hybrid Keyless Expander for Maxillary Expansion and Protraction
Volume 59 : Number 3 : Page 180 : Mar 2025
Mr. Keles and Drs. Keles, Kayalar, Ozcan, and Akyalçin introduce a hybrid version of the Keles Keyless Expander that combines their key-free jackscrew with a customizable, metal-printed frame that can be used for the attachment of miniscrews and to support a facemask.
2079.
CASE REPORT
Simultaneous Unilateral Upper and Lower Distalization with Temporary Anchorage Devices and Aligners
Volume 59 : Number 6 : Page 395 : Jun 2025
Drs. Greco, Galassini, Marcuzzi, and Rombolà use skeletal anchorage to limit the side effects of elastics in a patient with deviated upper and lower dental midlines but bilateral Class I canine and molar relationships.
2080.
Concept and Commentary: Current Status of Bonding Attachments
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 425 : Jul 1973
Let's talk about the various systems themselves, beginning with the OIS system which I believe was the first one, was it not? OIS system The OIS system was the first bonding system commercially availa...
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