Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Double Ball Clasp for Plate and Splint Appliances
Volume 27 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1993
Conventional plate and splint appliances are not worn with fixed orthodontic appliances because the retention clasps tend to get caught on archwires or brackets. A conventional Adams retention clasp i...
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RISK MANAGEMENT
Informed Consent for Credit Checks
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
In reference to your column in the March 1993 issue of JCO, I have a question regarding the use of credit checks. We have the equipment to run credit checks, but how should the informed consent be han...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Customized Template for Prefabricating Initial Lingual Archwires
Volume 27 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1993
Considering the high cost of laboratory setups for lingual orthodontic cases, it may be more economical for busy lingual practices to train staff technicians to set up their own cases. We do in-house ...
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CLINICAL AID
Avoiding Cross-Contamination of Elastomeric Ligatures
Volume 27 : Number 10 : Page 538 : Oct 1993
Cross-contamination in handling elastomeric ligatures is a serious concern in the orthodontic office, since cold sterilization can damage the elastomeric material. In addition, most manufacturers prod...
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PEARLS
Volume 29 : Number 11 : Page 629 : Nov 1996
Several years ago, I decided that I did not want to spend the rest of my professional career in a high-volume orthodontic practice, with limited time for talking to patients and parents. I therefore m...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Easy Solutions for Two Common Problems with Essix Retainers
Volume 32 : Number 10 : Page 600 : Oct 1998
Clear overlay Essix* retainers are gaining popularity as an effective method of maintaining stability after orthodontic treatment. This article describes two common clinical problems and their solutio...
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PEARLS
Bonding Impacted Teeth Without Moisture Contamination
Volume 39 : Number 8 : Page 473 : Aug 2005
Moisture contamination can make it difficult to bond an orthodontic attachment to an impacted tooth, especially if the exposed surface is small and blood is oozing.1,2 Self-etching and hydrophilic pri...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Adventures in the Occlusal Plane
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
One of the most difficult cases I have ever tackled involved a finicky middle-age woman with a unilateral buccal crossbite. Other than the Brodie bite on her left side, almost everything else about he...
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PEARLS
Modifying a Wire Retainer into an Obturator
Volume 42 : Number 8 : Page 466 : Aug 2008
An 18-year-old male underwent surgery to remove a keratocyst, which left a large defect in the mandibular left posterior region (A). An obturator was fabricated from a modified orthodontic retainer to...
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PEARLS
Volume 43 : Number 2 : Page 118 : Feb 2009
An 11-year-old female presented for orthodontic treatment. The records were unremarkable save for one thing: the panoramic x-ray showed an extraordinarily wide span from the distal of the mandibular r...
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PEARLS
Palatal Clips for Canine Retraction
Volume 46 : Number 1 : Page 40 : Jan 2012
In space-closure cases, canines are generally retracted with either frictional (sliding) or nonfrictional (closing-loop) mechanics.1,2 We have devised a simple method for lingual traction of protrusiv...
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An Uprighting Auxiliary for Deeply Impacted Mandibular Molars
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 255 : Apr 2013
Ectopic impaction of mandibular second molars is a rare and challenging dental anomaly, often requiring a multidisciplinary treatment approach.1-5 Solutions involving surgical repositioning alone have...
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PEARLS
A Landmark for Monitoring the Progress of a Bonded Palatal Expander
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 260 : Apr 2013
The bite-block rapid maxillary expander, introduced by McNamara,1 is widely used in orthodontic practice for its ability to control molar extrusion in hyperdivergent patients through muscle-tone activ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Single-Tooth Intrusion with a Cross Tube and a Cantilever Spring
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 427 : Jul 2013
An auxiliary spring is sometimes needed during orthodontic treatment to perform intrusion or a similar tooth movement. If there is no auxiliary tube on the molar band, we use a cross tube* (A) to supp...
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A Fixed Extrusion Appliance for Fractured Anterior Teeth
Volume 47 : Number 10 : Page 603 : Oct 2013
Saving a tooth with a subgingival fracture can be a complex procedure involving a multidisciplinary effort1 and considerable stress to the patient. According to Jain and colleagues, surgical repositio...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Closure of Relapsed Spaces with Lingual Buttons
Volume 47 : Number 12 : Page 736 : Dec 2013
Anterior spacing often relapses after comprehensive orthodontic treatment due to partial debonding of a lingual retainer, which may go unnoticed by the patient until the spaces have reappeared. Most p...
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Comparison of Essix and Hawley Retainers
Volume 32 : Number 2 : Page 95 : Feb 1998
Essix* retainers were introduced in 1993 as an esthetic, comfortable, and inexpensive alternative to traditional fixed and removable orthodontic retainers.1 They are thermoformed from plastic, copolye...
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A Comparison of Three Digital Cameras for Intraoral Photography
Volume 33 : Number 10 : Page 588 : Oct 1999
The purpose of this article is to review and compare three digital cameras that are suitable for orthodontic intraoral photography and range in price from $600 to $1,000. These models--the Agfa ePho...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Using Metal Mesh for a Temporary Bonded Prosthesis
Volume 36 : Number 3 : Page 164 : Mar 2002
A prosthetic tooth is sometimes needed at the end of orthodontic treatment to replace a tooth lost because of agenesis or trauma. Bonding a resin prosthesis with a metal mesh* avoid shaving to use a r...
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CLINICAL AID
Custom-Made Rotational Ligatures
Volume 36 : Number 12 : Page 680 : Dec 2002
Many types of auxiliaries are commercially available for the correction of mild-to-moderate rotations, including Steiner wedges, rotational wedges, and rotational ligatures. These prefabricated produc...
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