Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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PEARLS
A Quick and Easy Fix for Maxillary Diastema Relapse
Volume 51 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2017
Reopening of anterior spaces following orthodontic treatment is particularly frustrating for both patient and orthodontist. In this Pearl, the authors show an esthetic, noncompliance-dependent method ...
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PEARLS
An Efficient and Ergonomic Device for Easy Elastic Wear
Volume 55 : Number 6 : Page 359 : Jun 2021
The authors demonstrate how to bend a length of stainless steel wire into a simple elastic applicator for patients to use at home. Step-by-step instructions are provided for fabrication of the device and for elastic placement.
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The Merits of Lay Consultation
Volume 13 : Number 6 : Page 377 : Jun 1979
In the past, when practitioners knew less about medicine and dentistry and more about local mores, the family physician and the neighborhood dentist were deferred to, respected and treated as communit...
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Polyolefin Foam Protective Sports Mouthguard
Volume 33 : Number 3 : Page 168 : Mar 1999
Orthodontic patients need protection from mouth injuries during sports as much as any other athletes (Fig. 1), but orthodontic hardware occupies space that would normally be covered by either a prefor...
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P/A CLINIC Emergency Coverage Plan
Volume 5 : Number 12 : Page 696 : Dec 1971
There is a need for orthodontists in a locality to get together and form an emergency coverage group to assure that emergencies will be taken care of, to assure the continuity of a practice in the eve...
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Volume 24 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1990
Many techniques have been presented for improving hygiene among orthodontic patients.1-6 Some practices use reward systems or extensive oral hygiene instruction.7-9 Others send letters to family denti...
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Surgical Guide for Optimal Positioning of Mini-Implants
Volume 39 : Number 5 : Page 317 : May 2005
Optimal positioning has always been critical to the effectiveness of dental implants. The choice of location depends on the initial diagnosis, the purpose of the implant therapy, the proximity of adja...
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Volume 54 : Number 8 : Page 462 : Aug 2020
This compounded pharmaceutical rinse is commonly used to mitigate aphthous ulcerations in orthodontic patients. Drs. Kravitz, Crutchfield, Miller, and Gill review popular formulations and recommend prescription protocols to ensure the desired results. Simple nonprescription substitutes are also listed.
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Pseudo-Class I Reevaluation of Traditional Class II Treatment
Volume 31 : Number 9 : Page 624 : Sep 1997
Since the introduction of Angle's system of classification a century ago, orthodontic diagnoses and treatment plans have developed around the concept that the establishment of a Class I molar occlusio...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 58 : Number 1 : Page 8 : Jan 2024
I often see orthodontists posting on social media about their “worst cases,” but I generally have my doubts about those stories. What they claim to be their worst cases usually turn out to be their be...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 47 : Number 5 : Page 281 : May 2013
Most of the treatment-planning protocols we learn during our specialty training programs focus on the correction of "generic" malocclusions in various established categories: the Angle classifications...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Face Scanning and Digital Smile Design with an Intraoral Scanner
Volume 53 : Number 3 : Page 149 : Mar 2019
Dr. Giovanni Battista demonstrates how a digital setup and smile plan can be produced by importing intraoral scans into computer-aided design software, without the need for more expensive and invasive cone-beam computed tomography or facial scans.
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Orthognatic Surgery Combined with Clear Aligner Therapy
Volume 55 : Number 1 : Page 44 : Jan 2021
Drs. Lou and Caminiti provide recommendations for surgical-orthodontic treatment with clear aligners, including a typical workflow for presurgical orthodontics, tips for prescribing aligners, effective methods of temporary maxillomandibular fixation, and techniques for postoperative management.
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Volume 52 : Number 3 : Page 134 : Mar 2018
Drs. Voudouris, Poulos, and Schismenos propose a four-sided analysis that facilitates a quick assessment of the growing patient’s facial pattern and condition. Ten principles of successful treatment with Class II mandibular advancers are also presented, along with tips for clinical management of the Invisalign advancer.
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Volume 8 : Number 8 : Page 429 : Aug 1974
We seem to be on the verge again of some kind of restrictive control of increases in health care fees, including orthodontic fees. Following the end of Phase IV of the Economic Stabilization Act, whic...
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Volume 22 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1988
From the outside, Dr. John Wirebender's orthodontic office doesn't look much different from its competitors. But there is something going on inside that has attracted attention from referring dentists...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1989
Taking the Computer PlungeIn this issue's special products section, JCO focuses on computer systems developed specifically for orthodontists. The first such systems appeared a decade ago, soon after t...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Determining Physiologic Archforms
Volume 25 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1991
Determination of the correct archform is one of the most misunderstood and neglected aspects of orthodontic treatment. Retention studies from the University of Washington have shown that the archform,...
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Model Analysis on a Smartphone
Volume 46 : Number 6 : Page 356 : Jun 2012
A smartphone is a mobile device that provides advanced functions beyond those of a typical mobile phone. With the capabilities of a complete operating system and mobile applications or "apps", the sin...
2320.
PEARLS
Extraction Alternatives in Cases with Missing Lower First Molars
Volume 53 : Number 3 : Page 181 : Mar 2019
Orthodontic consolidation of a first molar space usually involves extraction of the second premolars in the other three quadrants. Instead, this Pearl recommends extracting the upper first premolars and either a lower first or lower second premolar on the opposite side.
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