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CASE REPORT
Autotransplantation of a Permanent Maxillary Incisor
Volume 36 : Number 12 : Page 671 : Dec 2002
This report documents an autotransplantation used to restore the space left by an inverted and impacted permanent maxillary incisor in an adolescent patient. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning A 12-year...
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Microscrew Anchorage for Molar Intrusion
Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 325 : Jun 2004
Molar extrusion is a common problem in adults, caused by the loss or infraocclusion of the opposing teeth. The simplest way to correct an extruded molar is to reduce its crown, but this may require en...
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Mandibular Molar Protraction with Temporary Anchorage Devices
Volume 42 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2008
Protraction of mandibular molars is challenging because of the high density of mandibular bone. Anterior dental anchorage is often inadequate to protract even a single first molar without reciprocal r...
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CASE REPORT
Rapid Maxillary Expansion Using Palatal Implants
Volume 42 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2008
Rapid maxillary expansion through midpalatal suture opening often results in undesirable buccal tipping of the posterior teeth supporting the expansion appliance.1-5 This orthodontic effect accounts f...
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CASE REPORT
Extraction of a Geminated Central Incisor
Volume 45 : Number 2 : Page 85 : Feb 2011
Abnormalities in tooth size, shape, and structure generally occur during the morphodifferentiation stage of development, although tooth buds can fuse during the histological phase.1-4 Congenital tooth...
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Mini-Implant-Supported Temporary Pontics
Volume 48 : Number 7 : Page 422 : Jul 2014
There are two basic treatment options for patients with missing teeth: space closure or space opening for prosthetic replacement.1-4 Space closure seems advisable in many cases because of a better fun...
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Upper Molar Distalization with Invisalign Treatment Accelerated by Photobiomodulation
Volume 52 : Number 12 : Page 675 : Dec 2018
Drs. Ojima, Dan, Watanabe, and Kumagai demonstrate how a modified OrthoPulse device can be used to accelerate sequential posterior distalization by allowing aligner changes to be made every three days. A case report illustrates the procedure.
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Autotransplantation of Inversely Impacted Central Incisors
Volume 56 : Number 9 : Page 537 : Sep 2022
Autologous transplantation offers several advantages for resolving an inversely impacted maxillary incisor at an early age. Dr. Balut and colleagues demonstrate a case in which orthodontic traction was started three weeks after surgery, using passive self-ligating brackets with light forces.
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CASE REPORT
Management of a Transmigrant Lower Canine without Skeletal Anchorage in a Growing Class II Patient
Volume 57 : Number 9 : Page 537 : Sep 2023
Forced eruption of a transmigrant ectopic canine is performed using a lower lingual holding arch with a cantilever arm. The closed elastic traction is activated distally and labially, away from the roots of the lower incisors, to avoid resorption.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 1994
Nothing so challenges a professional as to learn that a principle once accepted as absolute may no longer have relevance, practicality, or validity. Twenty-five years ago, I felt behaviorism might hol...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Most Efficient Treatment Methods and Office Location
Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 725 : Dec 1994
What is the most efficient method you have used to distalize upper molars? There was a considerable variety of responses from the clinicians: 36% used headgear as their principal distalization mechani...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Thermal Archwires and In-Office Computers
Volume 32 : Number 1 : Page 29 : Jan 1998
How often do you use thermally activated nickel titanium archwires, and which brands do you use for alignment, leveling, space closure, and finishing? Eighty-five percent of the respondents used therm...
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Volume 2 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Oct 1968
Mismatch of tooth sizes Q What is recommended in a case in which a mismatch of tooth sizes will not permit an ideal correction of both the posterior intercuspation and the overjet? Should the anterior...
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Time Savings with Self-Ligating Brackets
Volume 24 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1990
Despite a wide range of protective techniques for sterilization and infection control, orthodontists are still exposed daily to infectious hazards.1-6 The possibility of puncture wounds from ligatures...
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Overhead Reduction: Is Bigger Always Better?
Volume 28 : Number 1 : Page 21 : Jan 1994
Businesses all over the world, and especially in the United States, are attempting to downsize, streamline, and reduce the number of their employees and the size of their plants. One company after ano...
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Volume 5 : Number 4 : Page 200 : Apr 1971
Experience with the segmented arch technique in 197 completed Class II division 1 and bimaxillary protrusion cases with overjets up to 17 mm gives me the confidence to tell you that the system is simp...
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JCO Interviews Dr. James A. McNamara, Jr., on the Frankel Appliance, Part 2: Clinical Management
Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 390 : Jun 1982
DR. GOTTLIEB Jim, let's begin at the beginning in your approach to the clinical management of the Frankel appliance and the Frankel patient.DR. MCNAMARA Before the patient comes in, I always want to k...
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Bio-Progressive Therapy, Part 2: Principles
Volume 11 : Number 10 : Page 661 : Oct 1977
(CONTINUED FROM PART 1) The clinician needs to base his treatment mechanics on the results he wants to achieve with the goals and objectives he has in mind. He then should select the mechanical proced...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Establishing an Optimal Pricing Strategy for Your Practice
Volume 48 : Number 9 : Page 563 : Sep 2014
Can an orthodontist create a fee schedule that is fair to patients while still providing maximum profits for the practice? This article will look objectively at various practice models and identify th...
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Establishing an Optimal Pricing Strategy for Your Practice
Volume 48 : Number 9 : Page 563 : Aug 2014
Originally published in September 2014 Can an orthodontist create a fee schedule that is fair to patients while still providing maximum profits for the practice? This article will look objectively at ...
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