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Orthodontic Management of Patients with Ectodermal Dysplasia
Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 777 : Dec 2020
The negative psychosocial effects of hereditary ectodermal dysplasia can deeply affect a child. In case reports of two brothers, the authors show how early orthodontic intervention can improve appearance and function while preparing for future prosthodontic rehabilitation.
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Long-Term Orthodontic Liability Problems
Volume 19 : Number 2 : Page 134 : Feb 1985
The long-term nature of orthodontic treatment and possible allegations of post-treatment complications present potential long-term liability problems for the orthodontist. Temporomandibular joint dysf...
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The Role of the Receptionist-Secretary in an Orthodontic Pffice
Volume 8 : Number 12 : Page 709 : Dec 1974
The receptionist-secretary is the heart of an orthodontic practice. In an office with only one auxiliary employee, she performs every imaginable office duty covering every aspect of orthodontic practi...
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Effective Oral Hygiene for Orthodontic Patients
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
Maintaining good oral hygiene is a challenge for anyone, but particularly for orthodontic patients, whose appliances make them more susceptible to gingivitis, hyperplastic tissue, decalcification, and...
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A Practical Approach to Presurgical Orthodontic Preparation
Volume 32 : Number 6 : Page 350 : Jun 1998
Over the past decade, new rigid-fixation techniques have improved the skeletal stability of most surgical cases, at least in the months immediately following surgery, compared to traditional wire fixa...
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Efficacy of Collection Methods in Orthodontic Practices
Volume 31 : Number 2 : Page 103 : Feb 1997
Management experts have suggested that orthodontic offices may not be aggressive or efficient enough in collecting fees to compete with other financial obligations and discretionary purchases.1-6 Cred...
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Proportionate Templates for Orthodontic Diagnosis in Children
Volume 17 : Number 3 : Page 180 : Mar 1983
Proportionate templates have been shown to be useful in visually determining from lateral headfilm tracings the extent of anteroposterior and vertical dysplasia in surgical-orthodontic cases.25 The sk...
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Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment of Malpositioned Cuspids
Volume 21 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1987
Orthodontists and oral surgeons have long agreed on the necessity for a team approach to the correction of certain malocclusions.1-5 One procedure that lends itself to such teamwork is the correction ...
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One Pathway to Successful Orthodontic Practice
Volume 39 : Number 7 : Page 415 : Aug 2005
Originally published in July 2005 I am happy to serve as guest editor for this column, in which Dr. Andy Girardot provides an excellent system for improving staff motivation, office efficiency, and pr...
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Temporary Posterior Rehabilitation for Orthodontic Anchorage
Volume 55 : Number 2 : Page 118 : Feb 2021
Drs. Dolci, Lopes, Ferreira, and Cardon demonstrate a procedure in which two miniscrews are inserted in an adult patient’s edentulous area and covered with a temporary crown. Anchorage from a band on the pontic then helps the orthodontist manage anterior retraction and intrusion.
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Modular Orthodontic Systems, Part 2
Volume 12 : Number 5 : Page 358 : May 1978
External Bimetric SystemsThe second modular appliance system is used externally to the arch independently or coordinate with external fullbanded appliances; and/or coordinate with 3D internal modules ...
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Orthodontic Scheduling and the Two-Income Family
Volume 14 : Number 6 : Page 422 : Jun 1980
One of our colleagues wanted to find out what his patients and their parents thought of his practice--what was right about it and, more importantly, what was wrong with it. So, he simply asked them vi...
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Orthodontic Management of Unerupted Transposed Canines
Volume 49 : Number 2 : Page 95 : Feb 2015
Transposition is a dental anomaly characterized by the positional interchange of two adjacent teeth, especially in relation to their roots, or by the development and eruption of a tooth in a position ...
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Effective Saliva Control for Orthodontic Patients
Volume 9 : Number 10 : Page 648 : Oct 1975
Direct bonding has the requirement of maintaining an almost absolutely dry field during the bonding procedure. The early experiences of bonding pioneers showed that the usual methods of keeping a dry ...
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Osseointegrated Implants for Maximum Orthodontic Anchorage
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 412 : Jul 1998
Endosseous implants, which are commonly used to replace missing teeth in partially edentulous patients, may also provide ideal anchorage for mesiodistal orthodontic tooth movement, as demonstrated by ...
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Pain in the Early Stages of Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 26 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1992
The short-term discomfort that commonly follows the placement of orthodontic appliances can cause discontinuation of treatment in a number of patients.1-3 Orthodontic pain is a multifactorial phenomen...
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A New Bone Screw for Orthodontic Anchorage
Volume 12 : Number 12 : Page 676 : Dec 2003
Although the efficacy of endosseous implants for orthodontic anchorage has been verified both clinically1,2 and experimentally,3-5 their clinical applications are generally confined to partially edent...
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Orthodontic Distalization for Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation
Volume 41 : Number 11 : Page 684 : Nov 2007
An adult patient with missing teeth often presents with a reduced vertical dimension, a skeletal malocclusion, and some degree of temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Effective treatment of such a comple...
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A New Supraconstruction for Palatal Orthodontic Implants
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 373 : Jul 1999
When osseointegrated implants were develÂoped for prosthetic dentistry, orthodontists began to explore the possibilities of using them as anchorage devices.1-14 The idea of an implant in the median ma...
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The AccuBond System for Indirect Orthodontic Bonding
Volume 43 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2009
Precise, individualized bracket placement is critical in orthodontic treatment. In one study, patients who required bracket repositioning averaged 5.5 more months of treatment and 3.7 more visits comp...
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