Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Volume 21 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1987
Topics include oral hygiene and insurance.1. What are your typical oral hygiene instructions for patients with fixed appliances ? All offices reported that their patients were given oral hygiene instr...
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Volume 23 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1989
Topics are patient cooperation and upper first molar rotations.1. Do you have a method for identifying uncooperative patients before treatment? About 80% of the respondents said they had no particular...
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An Accurate, Inexpensive Headgear Timer
Volume 25 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1991
Lack of patient cooperation can ruin the best treatment planning and mechanics.1-5 To promote and measure compliance with extraoral traction,6 a timing headgear was developed by the Aledyne Corporatio...
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A Rapid Molar Intruder for "Non-Compliance" Treatment
Volume 36 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 2002
New mechanics and clinical techniques that do not require special patient compliance have achieved control of the maxillary arch in two dimensions--sagittal and transverse. One important orthodontic m...
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Troubleshooting the Herbst Appliance
Volume 36 : Number 5 : Page 268 : May 2002
The Herbst* is one of the most popular appliances used today for Class II correction because it is durable and fixed, and therefore does not require special patient cooperation. Although problems are...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Communicating with "No Future Appointment" Patients
Volume 42 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2008
Have you ever spoken with your scheduling coordinator about how much time is spent following up on missed appointments? You would probably be surprised by the amount of time it takes to track down bus...
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The Biocreative Strategy Part 1: Foundations
Volume 51 : Number 5 : Page 258 : May 2018
Drs. Kim, Chung, and Nelson launch a series of articles by describing their six physiological principles and the five essentials of the Biocreative Checklist. A detailed case report illustrates the overall treatment protocol.
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Volume 21 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1987
This month's topics are staff meetings and debanding sequences.1. Describe typical staff meetings in your office. How often do you hold them? Most offices reported holding their staff meetings once a ...
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CASE REPORT
Closure of Central Incisor Spaces: A 16-Year Follow-Up
Volume 45 : Number 6 : Page 321 : Jun 2011
Permanent teeth, most often the maxillary central incisors, are lost in .5-16% of trauma cases.1 Incisor avulsion occurs most commonly among children age 7-9, when the permanent maxillary incisors hav...
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Resin Reinforcement: An Alternative Approach for Direct Bonding of Molar Tubes
Volume 48 : Number 7 : Page 436 : Jul 2014
Molars are not generally bonded during orthodontic treatment, despite the obvious advantages in terms of patient comfort, periodontal health, and chairtime.1 This is probably a consequence of studies ...
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Treatment of Anterior Open Bite with a Mini-Implant-Supported Tongue Crib
Volume 51 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2017
Anterior open bite is attributable to a combination of skeletal, dental, soft-tissue, and habitual factors. Retained infantile swallowing and tongue-thrust habits are the main causes, but other possibilities include unfavorable growth, heredity, pacifiers and digital habits, enlarged lymphatic tissue, and improper tongue function and posture. Treatment strategies aimed at these different etiologies include behavior modification, orthodontic correction alone, and various combinations of orthodontic and orthopedic or orthodontic and surgical correction.
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CASE REPORT
Facemask Treatment With and Without Maxillary Expansion in Dizygotic Twins
Volume 55 : Number 2 : Page 107 : Feb 2021
Simultaneous interceptive treatment was performed in these twin sisters with Class III malocclusions and anterior crossbites. Facemasks and removable intraoral appliances were used in both, but slow maxillary expansion was added in only one twin. The authors compare the results.
3113.
CASE REPORT
Maxillary Protraction with Miniplate Anchorage in a Patient with Binder Syndrome
Volume 56 : Number 9 : Page 20220901 : Sep 2022
Binder syndrome, also called maxillonasal dysplasia, is a rare congenital deformity. In this mild case, orthodontic camouflage treatment is performed using Class III elastics anchored by four buccal miniplates (two in each arch), followed by full fixed appliances.
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CASE REPORT
Open-Coil Mousetrap for Labially Impacted Canine Recovery
Volume 58 : Number 3 : Page 169 : Mar 2024
The authors use a closed surgical “tunnel” technique with a “mousetrap” loop and additional open-coil springs to promote vertical eruption of an impacted maxillary canine. Their technique is designed to mimic spontaneous eruption and provide more natural gingival relationships.
3115.
CASE REPORT
In-House 3D-Printed Shape Memory Aligners for Retreatment after Fixed Retainer Failure
Volume 58 : Number 6 : Page 345 : Jun 2024
Drs. Sivak, Jo, Nanda, and Bechtold demonstrate the digital design and in-house 3D-printing of customized aligners with thermomechanical shape memory, a property that makes them flexible enough for easy insertion upon exposure to hot water but allows them to regain their shape upon cooling to body temperature.
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Glass Ionomer Open Exposure (GOPEX) of Palatally Impacted Canines
Volume 58 : Number 6 : Page 381 : Jun 2024
As a modification of the open surgical technique for exposing impacted canines, Drs. Naoumova, Hansson, and Hansen explain the use of glass ionomer cement to cover the canine crown. Two patients in early to middle adolescence are presented as examples.
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Recordings of Chewing and Border Movements in Typical Malocclusions
Volume 34 : Number 5 : Page 300 : May 2000
Recordings of jaw movements are often used to assess the influence of functional disturbances on individual malocclusions. Divergent paths of opening and closing might indicate reciprocal clicking d...
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Root Damage and Repair after Contact with Miniscrews
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 762 : Dec 2007
Various auxiliary devices have been introduced in recent years for skeletal anchorage, including "onplants",1 implants,2 microplates,3 and miniscrews.4,5 Of these, miniscrews have been used most frequ...
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Volume 2 : Number 4 : Page 158 : Apr 1968
I have often heard an orthodontist say that getting just one good idea out of a course or a meeting or a book made the whole thing worthwhile. He could spend hundreds of dollars and days of time and b...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
A Simplified Diagnostic Technique
Volume 13 : Number 2 : Page 128 : Feb 1979
Traditionally, diagnostic setups have been prepared by sawing the models through the root areas and separating the teeth by hand. The dental units are then repositioned and sealed in place with heated...
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