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Volume 2 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1968
Uncrossing a lingually locked upper anterior tooth (Fig. 1) using a Hawley bite plate with a recurved spring lingual to the tooth to be moved will frequently result in the intrusion of that tooth (Fig...
3022.
Volume 2 : Number 7 : Page 337 : Sep 1968
Begg lightwire therapy and modifications of it have been practiced widely since Dr. Begg first wrote about it almost fifteen years ago and since he introduced it to the United States almost ten years ...
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Volume 2 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Nov 1968
You probably have noticed that JPO has taken an approach to case reports that is a departure from tradition. In the report in the September issue and in the one in this issue, the case is presented to...
3024.
Standardized Intraoral Photography
Volume 3 : Number 5 : Page 239 : May 1969
The use of intraoral photography in orthodontic practice has been increasing. It is considered that records of an orthodontic patient are not complete without intraoral photographs at least at the beg...
3025.
CLINICAL AID
Volume 4 : Number 2 : Page 108 : Feb 1970
A ligature holder is a great convenience and can either obviate the need for an assistant to hand ligatures to the operator or free the assistant for other duties. A simple ligature holder can be made...
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Importance of Timing in Dealing with Impacted Teeth
Volume 5 : Number 9 : Page 514 : Sep 1971
To demonstrate the importance of timing in dealing with impacted teeth, I have selected an unusual case. This was an eleven-year-old girl with a horizontally impacted lower second bicuspid (Fig. 1). S...
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Volume 7 : Number 10 : Page 646 : Oct 1973
Maintaining a sufficient inventory of supplies without investing an excessive amount of capital and keeping an accurate record of ordering are necessary for the efficient operation of an office. Use o...
3028.
Volume 11 : Number 12 : Page 810 : Dec 1977
Jim Henry was a nineteen-year-old sophomore attending Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Merchants in that small town had agreed some years ago that there should be only one Santa Claus i...
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Improved Laboratory Procedure for Indirect Bonding
Volume 13 : Number 7 : Page 472 : Jul 1979
In this technique, laboratory adhesive (Unitek Corporation) is used for indirect bonding of brackets. 472-jco-img-0.jpgStep 1 The dental cast is marked for proper height and angulation. 472-jco-img-1....
3030.
Volume 15 : Number 5 : Page 351 : May 1981
Cervical headgear therapy has played an important role in Class II mixed dentition treatment. While controversy still exists as to the precise effect of cervical headgear, it is often relied upon in C...
3031.
Volume 16 : Number 2 : Page 104 : Feb 1982
A machine which automatically produces a bubble-free mix of alginate or gypsum products (Fig. 1) has proven to be a great timesaver in our office. The dry material is prepackaged by weight in disposab...
3032.
Volume 18 : Number 10 : Page 738 : Oct 1984
In patients who have maxillary arch problems but a well-aligned lower arch, correction may be amenable to a nonextraction approach if the skeletal relationship is not too severe and growth prospects a...
3033.
Volume 18 : Number 11 : Page 806 : Nov 1984
Full-banded techniques have wide social acceptance, but there is still a need for an efficient removable appliance therapy for a significant number of adult orthodontic patients, especially adults con...
3034.
Influence of Aging and Refrigeration on Composite Bond Strength
Volume 18 : Number 11 : Page 811 : Nov 1984
Recent research on direct bonding techniques has concentrated on the measurement of in-vitro bond strengths and in-vivo retention of various bracket designs.1-3 Investigations show that such variables...
3035.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Banding or Bonding Partially Erupted Second Molars
Volume 19 : Number 6 : Page 442 : Jun 1985
Orthodontic bands and bonded attachments can be modified to facilitate placement on partially erupted mandibular second molars. Trimming the distogingival portion of a band so that it will act as a ti...
3036.
Computerized Appointment Reminders
Volume 20 : Number 10 : Page 687 : Oct 1986
"This is Dr. Fertman calling electronically with a reminder of your orthodontic appointment". That's what my patients hear, in my voice, the evening before their scheduled appointments. They don't han...
3037.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
Ceramic brackets are without question an esthetic advancement in orthodontic appliances. However, many clinicians have been concerned about the possibility of enamel flaking and fracturing upon debond...
3038.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Direct-Bonded Lingual Retainer with a New Twist
Volume 28 : Number 9 : Page 538 : Sep 1994
Direct-bonded lingual retainers are widely used for orthodontic retention because of their obvious esthetic and possible physiological advantages.1 The two most common types are commercial, preformed ...
3039.
LETTERS
The Modified Bluegrass Appliance
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 621 : Oct 2001
As a British librarian currently undertaking a review of the literature of fixed intraoral habit appliances used for the treatment of childhood digit habits, I was disconcerted to read Chris Baker's a...
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Modified Intrusive Mechanics in Lingual Segmented-Arch Treatment
Volume 39 : Number 8 : Page 489 : Aug 2005
Deep overbite correction usually involves extrusion of the posterior teeth, intrusion of the anterior teeth, or both.1 In patients with mesofacial and dolichofacial patterns, molar extrusion may produ...
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