Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Direct-Reimbursement Dental Benefit Plans
Volume 18 : Number 8 : Page 576 : Aug 1984
In a direct-reimbursement benefit plan, an employer reimburses an employee for dental expenses validated by a paid receipt, according to the plan's dollar limits. The plan benefits are quoted in dolla...
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Should Primary Enamel Be Ground Prior to Bonding?
Volume 19 : Number 2 : Page 137 : Feb 1985
The influence of prismless enamel on resin penetration continues to raise questions about the clinical success of bonding to primary teeth, where such enamel is commonly found.1-3 Many orthodontists g...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 4 : Page 187 : Apr 2000
Along with the hoopla attending the recent turn of the calendar from 1999 to 2000 came a debate over whether the 21st century would actually begin on Jan. 1, 2000, or Jan. 1, 2001. Although spoilsport...
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Effect of an Adhesion Booster on Bond Failure Rates: A Clinical Study
Volume 39 : Number 6 : Page 360 : Jun 2005
Over the past few decades, advances in the development of adhesives have allowed orthodontists to bond either new or debonded brackets to tooth surfaces more successfully.1-3 Bowen and colleagues in 1...
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A Quick and Simple Method of Reactivating Space-Opening Push-Coil Springs
Volume 34 : Number 12 : Page 706 : Dec 2000
One way to open space for teeth that are displaced from the arch is by compressing nickel titanium open push-coil springs on a continuous archwire (Fig. 1). We have found that a continuous open pu...
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A Light-Cured Hybrid Compomer for Bonding to Impacted Canines
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 331 : Jun 1996
One of the key factors in guiding the eruption of an impacted canine is the ability to bond an attachment to the tooth. The oral surgeon will almost always expose enough of the canine to prevent the i...
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Building a Practice Over the Telephone
Volume 20 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1986
Ring. Dr. Jones' office. Yes, I'd like to make an appointment. And what would that be for? Well, my dentist said my son needed an orthodontic examination. How old is your son? Twelve. When would you l...
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CASE REPORT
Tartar-Control Toothpaste and Perioral Dermatitis
Volume 26 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1992
Several authors have discussed the possibility that certain toothpastes can cause perioral dermatitis. Some have implicated fluoride toothpastes,1 while others suggest that toothpaste flavoring and pr...
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Closure of Maxillary Spaces During Retention
Volume 48 : Number 3 : Page 196 : Mar 2014
Clinicians frequently observe a relapse of maxillary anterior spacing after orthodontic space closure. Spaces can develop during the retention phase not only between the incisors but distal to the can...
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Volume 3 : Number 8 : Page 426 : Aug 1969
Lower anterior extraction Q When, if ever, is it justifiable to extract a mandibular central or lateral in orthodontic treatment? A Our consultants are as divided as the rest of the profession on this...
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Permanent Fixed Lingual Retention
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 728 : Dec 2001
Most patients seek orthodontic treatment for cosmetic reasons1,2 and assume that their orthodontic alignment, especially of the visible anterior teeth, will last a lifetime. Long-term post-treatment s...
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An Uprighting Appliance for Impacted Mandibular Second and Third Molars
Volume 40 : Number 2 : Page 110 : Feb 2006
For patients who have missing first molars or whose first molars need to be extracted, the ideal orthodontic treatment is to move the other molars mesially into the first molar spaces. Unfortunately, ...
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CASE REPORT
Nonextraction Treatment of Severe Crowding with a Self-Ligating Appliance
Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 765 : Dec 2020
The arch expansion that can be obtained with self-ligating brackets and high-tech archwires can avoid the need for extractions. In this case, transverse development is used to correct extreme lower crowding in an adult patient without adversely affecting his balanced profile.
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CASE REPORT
Interdisciplinary Management of a Large Multicystic Ameloblastoma in the Mandible
Volume 59 : Number 2 : Page 87 : Feb 2025
Drs. Duggal, Shafer, Bidra, and Uribe describe the multidisciplinary treatment of an adult patient with a multicystic ameloblastoma in the lower jaw who underwent surgical resection and reconstruction of the mandible, followed by orthodontic intervention to prepare for an implant-supported prosthesis.
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Unusual Extraction Combinations in Patients with Impacted Maxillary Canines
Volume 53 : Number 10 : Page 603 : Oct 2019
Surgical removal of an ectopically impacted upper canine and substitution by the first premolar can be an option in suitable adult patients. Dr. Al Shhab and colleagues show how the extraction of a lower first molar with poor prognosis can contribute to successful arch alignment in such a case.
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of Chronic Adult Periodontitis in a Patient with Negative Overjet and Multiple Tooth Loss
Volume 50 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2016
Orthodontic treatment is complicated in adults with periodontal disease, requiring advanced biomechanical techniques, an understanding of the patient's specific biological situation, and an interdisci...
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Volume 32 : Number 5 : Page 318 : May 1998
The maturation of deglutition starts early in a child's life and sometimes ends only with the eruption of the permanent dentition. Bilabial contact is important during both rest and deglutition in mai...
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Self-Ligation in the Year 2000
Volume 34 : Number 2 : Page 74 : Feb 2000
The first self-ligating bracket, the Russell attachment, was developed by a New York orthodontic pioneer, Dr. Jacob Stolzenberg, in the early 1930s.1 This bracket had a flat-head screw seated snugly i...
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A Technique for Early Class III Treatment, Part V: MED in Extraction Cases
Volume 2 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1968
We now come to the most controversial material which will be presented in this series--the Modified Edgewise Technique in extraction cases. The rationale of early Class II treatment is based on three ...
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The Effect of Vibration on the Rate of Leveling and Alignment
Volume 48 : Number 11 : Page 678 : Nov 2014
Numerous concepts have been developed with the aim of increasing the speed of orthodontic tooth movement and potentially reducing overall treatment time. Unfortunately, most have failed to generate th...
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