Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Direct Bonding with Reduced Acid Etchant Concentrations
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
Etching with phosphoric acid in concentrations of 20-50% has long been recommended for optimal bracket retention in direct bonding.1,2 However, a number of recent laboratory and clinical studies have ...
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A Practical Biteplane for Use with Fixed Appliances
Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Biteplanes are often used when bracket interference makes it difficult to bond the lower anterior or even the lower posterior teeth at the start of treatment. Biteplanes are also needed in many cases ...
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Use of the Arndt Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander in Cleft Palate Cases
Volume 29 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1995
Successful cleft lip and cleft palate rehabilitation requires a multidisciplinary approach employing the skills of plastic surgeons, speech therapists, pediatric dentists, and orthodontists. Since the...
3024.
Simplified Repositioning Splint Construction
Volume 30 : Number 10 : Page 578 : Oct 1996
Full-coverage acrylic splints with mutually protected occlusion are used in treatment of temporomandibular disorders and in other therapies. However, orthodontists have been concerned about the time-c...
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Frictional Resistance of the Damon SL Bracket
Volume 32 : Number 8 : Page 485 : Aug 1998
Orthodontic brackets have been modified in several ways to decrease frictional resistance and improve the efficiency of sliding mechanics. These changes initially focused on bracket width,1-5 interbra...
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A New Instrument for Controlled Bracket Positioning
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 206 : Apr 2002
Many techniques have been described to improve bracket positioning,1 involving several different instruments.2-4 Although the Boone and Dougherty gauges have been widely used,1,2,5,6 brackets can easi...
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Distalization of Maxillary Molars with a Midpalatal Miniscrew
Volume 1 : Number 1 : Page 22 : Jan 2003
Traditional methods of controlling anchorage during molar distalization tend to cause unwanted movement of other teeth and to require patient cooperation. These disadvantages can be overcome with skel...
3028.
Intentional Ankylosis of Deciduous Canines to Reinforce Maxillary Protraction
Volume 37 : Number 6 : Page 315 : Jun 2003
Maxillary deficiency, either isolated or associated with mandibular prognathism, tends to be the main facial characteristic of Class III malocclusions.1-16 Many orthodontists prefer early treatment in...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Hire Smart to Prevent Embezzlement Loss
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 373 : Jul 2003
Hiring and firing employees is a fact of life for any business, including orthodontic practices. Hiring smartly and firing well reduces costs, not only financially, but emotionally. By using time-test...
3030.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 38 : Number 6 : Page 317 : Jun 2004
Did you ever have one of those days when it seems like the only things that don't go wrong are the ones that just don't happen at all? Not too long ago, I had a couple of those days almost back to bac...
3031.
Use of a Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander in Cleft-Palate Cases
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 374 : Jul 2004
After closure of a cleft lip and palate, the patient often experiences a collapse of the maxillary fragments, resulting in a poor occlusion and an inability to chew properly.1-5 While early surgical i...
3032.
Biomechanical Considerations in Treatment with Miniscrew Anchorage, Part 1: The Sagittal Plane
Volume 42 : Number 2 : Page 79 : Feb 2008
The use of miniscrews for reinforcement of orthodontic anchorage has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially in adult patients who do not want to wear extraoral appliances. Miniscrews ...
3033.
A 3D-Printed Miniscrew Insertion Stent
Volume 48 : Number 10 : Page 650 : Oct 2014
Three-dimensional printing offers a vast potential for orthodontic applications.1 Two 3D printing systems, stereolithography (SLA) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), have already gained populari...
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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
Volume 59 : Number 1 : Page 67 : Jan 2025
In this monthly column, Contributing Editors Gayle Glenn, DDS, MSD, and Shawn L. Miller, DMD, MMSc, present a case to challenge your diagnostic and treatment-planning skills. The initial records for t...
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Volume 7 : Number 12 : Page 737 : Dec 1973
Validity is often the product of repetition. One wonders if this is the case with the interincisal angle, which everyone says should be 130°-135°. Downs, who may have started it all, developed his ana...
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Volume 20 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1986
Correct incisor position is generally acknowledged to be the key to successful orthodontic treatment, and many rules have been developed to position incisors. Mean values of the long axis of the inci...
3037.
Effects of Sanguinaria Extract on Plaque Retention and Gingival Health
Volume 22 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1988
Failure to manage plaque during orthodontic treatment can lead to early loss of tooth-supporting structures1,2 and increased incidence of decalcification and caries.3 Therefore, many orthodontists rou...
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Strength of Ceramic Brackets in Shear and Torsion Tests
Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
Ceramic restorations have been used widely in dentistry, and their brittleness is well documented.1 The effect of brittleness on the clinical durability of ceramic orthodontic brackets, however, has n...
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Volume 28 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1994
Patients generally wear headgear only about half the time recommended by their orthodontists.1 Constant motivation is often required,2 and if a headgear is uncomfortable at first, the chances are even...
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Volume 35 : Number 8 : Page 494 : Aug 2001
According to an unpublished survey of orthodontic laboratories, the Herbst* appliance has become one of the most popular mechanisms for the correction of Class II malocclusions.1 This is undoubtedly ...
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