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Considerations Involved in Placing Miniscrews Near the Nasopalatine Bundle
Volume 50 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2016
Miniscrews are now routinely used as a source of skeletal anchorage in orthodontic practice, with a high reported success rate. One of the safest and easiest areas in the upper arch to place miniscrews is the anterior palate, which offers the thickest bone in the entire region. Although there are no anatomical structures that can be damaged during miniscrew placement, the nasopalatine bundle (NPB) is close enough to the upper incisors to be contacted by a miniscrew, leading to complications such as non-osseointegration or sensory dysfunction.
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Correction of Upper Midline Deviations with the Mesial-Distalslider
Volume 59 : Number 7 : Page 425 : Jul 2025
Drs. De Felice, Caruso, Drescher, and Wilmes describe the use of the Mesial-Distalslider, which corrects asymmetry by combining the mechanics of the Beneslider and the Mesialslider to simultaneously distalize on one side of the upper arch and mesialize on the other.
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Volume 59 : Number 9 : Page 580 : Sep 2025
Drs. Abd-El-Ghafour and Hegab offer a fully digital workflow for nasoalveolar molding for patients with cleft lip and palate. This approach enables treatment to be completed in as few as three office visits, reducing the burden on patients and parents during the neonatal period.
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 4 : Page 267 : Apr 2001
Have you treated any patients with the Invisalign System? More than a third of the respondents reported that they had treated patients with the Invisalign System, and many others indicated that they ...
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Six Keys to Nonextraction Treatment
Volume 39 : Number 7 : Page 397 : Jul 2005
Over the past 20 years, there has been an increase in the percentage of nonextraction cases in the average orthodontic practice, which now stands as high as 80%.1 There are many reasons for this trend...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Upper Molar Band Removal Ledge
Volume 2 : Number 9 : Page 471 : Nov 1968
471-jco-img-0.jpgThe task of band removal can be made less difficult for the orthodontist and less painful for the patient by the routine use of band removal ledges on the lingual of upper molar bands...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Improving Mandibular Incisor Stability
Volume 11 : Number 2 : Page 143 : Feb 1977
For keystoning teeth to enhance incisor stability, I use a high speed flame-shaped diamond stone before the teeth are banded, removing enamel from the exposed edges of rotated teeth (Fig. 1).This prod...
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CLINICAL AID
Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 107 : Feb 1995
Elastics come in many shapes and sizes. Manufacturers have tried to help by using catchy names such as "Bummer" and "Roger", but the name alone does not identify the size to the inexperienced orthodon...
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PEARLS
Preventing Decalcification with a Fluoride Treatment
Volume 32 : Number 11 : Page 626 : Nov 1999
When decalcification occurs under brackets due to poor oral hygiene or other problems, the patient, parents, and referring dentist--not to mention the orthodontist--are all unhappy. Of course, we coul...
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Technique Modifications to Optimize Ceramic Bracket Performance
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
Ceramic brackets have the potential to meet the practitioner's demand for excellent performance, as well as the patient's demand for superior esthetics. Of course, like any new material, ceramics may ...
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Volume 5 : Number 12 : Page 655 : Dec 1971
One of the annoyances that orthodontists encounter from time to time in extraction as well as in nonextraction cases is a slight crowding of mandibular incisors following orthodontic treatment. We hav...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 18 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1984
Why Not a Cafeteria Plan? A cafeteria plan is a menu of employee fringe benefits from which an individual employee can select those benefits that she can use or would prefer up to a predetermined doll...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
A Resurgence of Interest in Bioelectric Medicine
Volume 18 : Number 5 : Page 309 : May 1984
A Resurgence of Interest in Bioelectric Medicine The use of electrical currents in medicine is not new. Records indicate that electrical stimulation was prescribed as early as 46 A.D. Patients were ad...
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Cephalometric Changes from Activator-Headgear Treatment of Class II, Division 1 Malocclusion
Volume 21 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1987
Cephalometric results from four orthodontic offices were collected to answer two questions about combined activator-headgear treatment of Class II, division 1 cases: What inhibition or stimulation of ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 22 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1988
The Advent of Ceramics Every few years some new procedure or material is offered as a major advancement that will solve orthodontic problems. In some instances, these advances have lived up to their e...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
The Technology Gap Alvin Toffler wrote about the knowledge explosion and "future shock" in 1970. He predicted these two phenomena would have a significant impact on the human race, and he was right....
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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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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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