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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1989
Practice Image Every practice has an image. The real question is whether it is the image you intend to convey. There should be a conscious effort in a professional practice to establish its image to...
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Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1994
All orthodontists are familiar with the after school rush, which not only causes stress and turmoil, but can extend treatment time and even affect treatment quality. In the late 1980s, this problem se...
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CASE REPORT
Compensatory Retreatment of an Adult Class II Deep-Bite Patient
Volume 49 : Number 6 : Page 391 : Jun 2015
When an adult patient presents for retreatment of a moderate skeletal Class II malocclusion and deep bite, both dental and facial characteristics must be carefully evaluated and weighed along with the...
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CASE REPORT
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment of Multiple-Tooth Agenesis, Retention, and Impaction
Volume 57 : Number 12 : Page 20231201 : Dec 2023
The authors discuss multidisciplinary treatment of a complex case involving multiple-tooth agenesis, retention, and impaction. The patient required extractions and germectomies, as well as cosmetic recontouring for tooth substitutions after orthodontic space closure.
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A Superelastic Loop for Uprighting Mesially Impacted Lower Second Molars
Volume 53 : Number 12 : Page 726 : Dec 2019
The original Loca-System used a loop of rectangular superelastic nickel titanium wire to distalize maxillary molars. This modification of the loop can be used to recover and upright a deeply impacted mandibular second molar, as demonstrated in an adult patient.
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8-Tooth Extraction Cases Using Begg Technique
Volume 11 : Number 8 : Page 526 : Aug 1977
Where required, 8-tooth extraction treatment is the finest service that the orthodontist can render, but the orthodontist must make the treatment plan and treatment decisions carefully. He must be ale...
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Volume 12 : Number 3 : Page 192 : Mar 1978
(CONTINUED FROM PART 6) Every major approach to orthodontics has had one characteristic which stands out in the minds of orthodontic clinicians universally as a medium for describing that particular a...
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OVERVIEW
Self-Ligating Brackets: An Update
Volume 46 : Number 4 : Page 235 : Apr 2012
(Editor's Note: In this quarterly column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and Suggestions for future subjects are welcome.) Self-ligating brack...
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Volume 12 : Number 11 : Page 779 : Nov 1978
The search for a universal, ideal arch form has been one of the most persistent but elusive tasks that orthodontic researchers have pursued. Practically every arch form study has used similar raw mate...
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Sequential Slicing of Lower Deciduous Teeth to Resolve Incisor Crowding
Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1994
Lower incisor crowding in the mixed dentition1,2 can often be resolved if treatment is initiated early enough.3 Many different procedures have been recommended for this situation, including serial ext...
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Volume 35 : Number 8 : Page 500 : Aug 2001
Lateral cephalograms are generally taken with the patient's mandible in a retruded position (centric relation), rather than habitual occlusion (centric occlusion).1 CR is the position in which the con...
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PEARLS
Lateral Incisor Bracket Positioning for Phase I Treatment
Volume 55 : Number 4 : Page 227 : Apr 2021
This month’s Pearl shows how to modify bracket positioning on the upper lateral incisors during Phase I treatment to avoid premature distal root tip in the path of the erupting canines, thus preventing the development of an unsightly midline diastema.
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 27 : Jan 1999
When a patient comes to you for a second opinion on an orthodontic diagnosis, how do you proceed? There was a broad consensus on second-opinion consultations. Ninety-two percent of the respondents men...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of a Patient with Juvenile Periodontitis
Volume 27 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1993
Juvenile periodontitis or periodontosis is characterized by severe tooth mobility or a rapid loss of alveolar bone around more than one permanent tooth. 1 There are three classifications: Type I, firs...
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Zygoma Ligatures: An Alternative Form of Maxillary Anchorage
Volume 32 : Number 3 : Page 154 : Mar 1998
Adults are increasingly desirous of retaining as many of their permanent teeth as possible, even after extractions due to caries or periodontal involvement. Although such patients often have anterior ...
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Treatment of Tooth Impaction and Transposition with a Segmented-Arch Technique
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 79 : Feb 2001
Clinical management of impacted teeth combined with transpositions can be a challenging problem for the orthodontist.1-16 The segmented-arch technique allows the application of well-defined biomech...
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Presurgical Preparation for Mandibular Advancement with Retromolar Skeletal Anchorage
Volume 47 : Number 9 : Page 529 : Sep 2013
A Class II malocclusion due to severe mandibular retrognathia often involves esthetic disfiguration that can be corrected only by surgical-orthodontic collaboration.1 In such a case, the mandibular in...
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CAD/CAM-Guided Microscrew Insertion for Horseshoe Distalization Appliances
Volume 54 : Number 7 : Page 384 : Jul 2021
The horseshoe palatal anchorage plate relies on precise microscrew positioning to facilitate three-dimensional control of tooth movement, while simplifying the insertion procedure and reducing patient discomfort. Dr. De Gabriele and colleagues present two typical skeletal Class II cases.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 45 : Number 3 : Page 129 : Mar 2011
Those of us in Southern California have a close relationship with the orthodontists of Japan. Many of them belong to the Southern California component of the Angle Society, and all are valued colleagu...
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Volume 51 : Number 8 : Page 454 : Aug 2017
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Invisalign system in treating Class I and II patients with and without anterior open bite. The pretreatment difficulty of cases is compared with the post-treatment outcomes, as measured by the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) and the Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON).
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