Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Effectiveness of a Compliance Indicator for Clear Aligners
Volume 43 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2009
Patient compliance is crucial in orthodontic treatment involving removable appliances. This is especially true for adult patients, who have No growth remaining to help compensate for poor cooperation....
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Successful Second Bicuspid Bonding
Volume 28 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1994
Many orthodontists have experienced a bond failure rate of 30% or more on lower second bicuspids, and of necessity have returned to banding these teeth. Such a disproportionate failure rate cannot be ...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Invisalign Treatment Accelerated by Photobiomodulation
Volume 50 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2016
This month's Cutting Edge article describes accelerated orthodontic treatment using photobiomodulation (PBM), a low-level light therapy that has been shown to accelerate bone and connective-tissue metabolism for wound healing in medicine. One commercially available PBM device, OrthoPulse, uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce 850 nanometers of light (very near the infrared spectrum), offering a safer mode of treatment than with laser light.
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The Use, Control, and Protection of Accounts Receivable
Volume 6 : Number 5 : Page 257 : May 1972
Cash Receipts There are three important control figures that relate to the orthodontic practice. Of these, the only one that is used regularly by all orthodontists is Cash Receipts. Work Performed The...
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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...
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Early Management of Impacted Maxillary Incisors with Skeletal Anchorage
Volume 49 : Number 3 : Page 185 : Mar 2015
Maxillary central incisor impaction is relatively uncommon, at a rate of only .06-.2%,1 but can be problematic for the clinician when encountered.2-4 Treatment options include orthodontic eruption of ...
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New Application of Superelastic NiTi Rectangular Wire
Volume 24 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1990
Nickel titanium (NiTi) alloy wires are now widely used in the medical field because of their unique shape memory effect and superelasticity. Since 1978, we have been conducting clinical studies on the...
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Use of an Impacted Post for Anchorage
Volume 5 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1996
Endosseous implants made from a variety of materials and designs have been used as anchors to facilitate orthodontic and orthopedic retraction.1-15 Impacted posts are also used for suturing in periodo...
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Clinical Application of Micro-Implant Anchorage
Volume 5 : Number 5 : Page 298 : May 2002
Conventional methods of reinforcing orthodontic anchorage have several disadvantages, including complicated appliance design and the need for exceptional patient cooperation. Although standard denta...
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Management of Excess Palatal Gingiva after Space Closure of Anterior Teeth
Volume 43 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 2009
Orthodontic closure of interdental spaces causes coronal creeping of the interproximal gingival tissues, thus restoring the interdental papillae and contact points.1 Usually, any gingival hyperplasia ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Overcoming Resistance to Fees--Survey Results
Volume 22 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1988
Overcoming Resistance to Fees--Survey Results "Overcoming Resistance to Fees", which appeared in the November 1987 issue of JCO, addressed the problem of growing resistance to orthodontic fees as fees...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Establishing an All-Digital Office
Volume 39 : Number 2 : Page 81 : Feb 2005
This month's Cutting Edge column, by a frequent contributor, Dr. Robert Haeger, provides a step-by-step method for computerizing an orthodontic office. I can appreciate Dr. Haeger's formula better tha...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1989
Getting Up to SpeedOn Friday, July 29, 1988, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. closed the First Republic Bank Corp. of Texas. Three days later, the bank reopened as an FDIC bridge bank under the nam...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 59 : Number 4 : Page 225 : Apr 2025
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias, or thinking error, that leads individuals with low competence to overestimate their abilities. Identified by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruge...
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CASE REPORT
Targeted Mechanics for Limited Posterior Treatment with Mini-Implant Anchorage
Volume 49 : Number 12 : Page 777 : Dec 2015
The introduction of temporary anchorage devices (TADs) has facilitated orthodontic management of complex dentofacial problems. TADs have also elicited the creativity of orthodontists in designing new appliances and approaches for treating different malocclusions. One such approach involves delivering orthodontic forces directly from mini-implants in the buccal segments without bonding the posterior teeth. Introduced by Chung and colleagues, this "biocreative therapy" obtains skeletal anchorage from sandblasted and acid-etched miniscrews, called C-implants, which are placed interdentally between the first molars and second premolars. The archwire is inserted in the anterior brackets and secured posteriorly in the slots of the C-implants to retract the anterior teeth during space closure. Because the implants are partially osseointegrated, they can resist these torsional forces without failing. Chung and colleagues have indicated that biocreative therapy was especially appropriate for cases of bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion and Class II cases with good buccal occlusion. Advantages of their method include three-dimensional control of the active units, a minimal need for patient compliance, and significantly reduced risks of root resorption or white-spot lesions in the posterior segments.
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THE CUTTING EDGE
CAD/CAM Technology for Digital Indirect Bonding
Volume 52 : Number 11 : Page 621 : Nov 2018
Drs. Spitz, Gribel, and Marassi describe the application of computer-aided design to position brackets and to design and fabricate transfer trays for indirect bonding, using a 3D printer. The procedure is illustrated in a 13-year-old female patient.
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Modified Cuspid Retraction in Begg Therapy
Volume 9 : Number 3 : Page 170 : Mar 1975
A frequent problem in orthodontic treatment is the partially erupted, mesially inclined canine (Fig. 1). Most orthodontists are familiar with the vertical open loop which is usually employed for the c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 10 : Page 657 : Oct 1989
Who Is That Masked Man? Masks have been almost universal in human society, from the primitive to the more sophisticated. They have been used for rituals and carnivals the world over. Theatricals from ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Isolating Teeth with Gingival Retraction Cord for Bonding
Volume 46 : Number 5 : Page 299 : May 2012
Attempting to bond orthodontic attachments to surfaces that are difficult to keep dry often leads to bond failures, due to the Proximity of adhesive to the cervical portion of the crown and to seepage...
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PEARLS
An Innovative Tucker for the SmartClip System
Volume 50 : Number 8 : Page 503 : Aug 2016
Orthodontists commonly repurpose worn ligature cutters into debonding pliers. This Pearl describes a creative method for modifying a bracket tweezer into an instrument that can be used to seat the arc...
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