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Volume 56 : Number 3 : Page 158 : Mar 2022
In this MARPE protocol, Dr. Wilmes and colleagues prioritize the selection of mini-implant insertion sites with the most available bone, rather than the placement of a prefabricated expander. The application of their Quadexpander is demonstrated in two non-growing patients.
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Rapid Separation of the Mid-Palatal Suture
Volume 1 : Number 1 : Page 19 : Sep 1967
The objective of mid-palatal suture separation is to expand the maxilla and move it into a position of normal relationship to the cranial base and mandible. The maxilla may be undersized creating a "r...
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Volume 2 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1968
The first treatment appointment is a short, ten minute appointment for placing separations throughout the mouth. The second visit is a long, hour and a half to two hour appointment during school, to p...
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Volume 5 : Number 2 : Page 65 : Feb 1971
How many times have you extracted a well-positioned upper first bicuspid in order to provide space to move a distant, deeply impacted cuspid into the arch? Why did you do it? I can only think of two g...
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Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 381 : Jun 1982
When a lateral cephalometric roentgenogram is made, the absorbed dose received by the patient should be as low as reasonably achievable. This reduction can be obtained by the use of a lead apron, inte...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 19 : Number 4 : Page 237 : Apr 1985
In Search of Lost Arch SpaceThe article by Dr. Ten Hoeve in this issue points to one of the important details in occlusion that is frequently overlooked in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment--molar r...
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Removal of White Spot Lesions by Controlled Acid-Pumice Abrasion
Volume 23 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1989
Decalcification and white spot lesions can occur in as many as 25-30% of orthodontic patients, even with the use of fluoride, and as early as one month after beginning treatment.1-5 Fewer than 1% of t...
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Volume 24 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1990
Repositioning an impacted tooth commonly involves a combination of surgical, periodontal, and orthodontic challenges. Before giving up a valuable upper cuspid, however, the clinicians involved should ...
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CASE REPORT
Differences in Anterior Retraction Between Identical Twins
Volume 24 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1990
Brandt and Safirstein have reported that less overall anterior retraction occurs when four second premolars are extracted than when first premolars are extracted, and that still less retraction occurs...
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Volume 25 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1991
Anterior bite planes have long been used for treatment of deep overbite and crossbite, Phase II occlusal correction of patients with TMJ dysfunction,1,2 elimination of bracket or cuspal interference t...
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CASE REPORT
Controlled Tooth Eruption for Restoration of a Local Gingival Defect
Volume 26 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1992
Single-tooth gingival recession in the upper arch is a major esthetic problem, especially when the patient has a high lip line at rest or in smiling.1 Treatment options include a fixed crown or bridge...
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Generalized Idiopathic External Root Resorption
Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Root resorption is not in itself an unusual finding; a slight amount of root resorption may be present in all secondary teeth.1 Although a patient may complain that a tooth has suddenly loosened, it c...
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Essix Technology for the Fabrication of Temporary Anterior Bridges
Volume 28 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1994
Essix removable appliances snap into place and are retained, without clasps, by the natural undercuts gingival to the anterior contact points. These clear, thin cuspid-to-cuspid appliances are made fr...
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Air-Rotor Stripping with the Essix Anterior Anchor
Volume 30 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1996
Air-rotor stripping (ARS) involves reducing interproximal enamel in the buccal sections (as much as 1mm per contact point), and then moving the teeth distally, like beads on a string, until the space ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 32 : Number 9 : Page 521 : Sep 1998
Patients and doctors often think of inflammation as a simple symptom, but it frequently becomes an integral and active feature of disease and, in a vicious cycle, perpetuates the ailment that it is si...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2003
I recently attended a daylong talk by a noted speaker who has been on the orthodontic lecture circuit for more than 30 years. I had seen most of the material that he presented on a number of previous ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Fine-Tuning Our Treatment of Deep Bites
Volume 42 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 2008
A deep overbite is one of the most common malocclusions in orthodontic practice. The occurrence of traumatic occlusion due to a deep bite is fortunately rare, but when it does happen, the results can ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
But I've Always Done It That Way!
Volume 45 : Number 12 : Page 653 : Dec 2011
We do many things the way we do, in both our personal and professional lives, for no other reason than we were taught to do them that way. I heard a charming illustration of this maxim at a banquet du...
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A Space Maintainer for Growing Patients with Avulsed Central Incisors
Volume 46 : Number 1 : Page 27 : Jan 2012
Avulsion of the central incisors is not uncommon in children and adolescents who have experienced dental trauma. Although reimplantation is the ideal treatment, the longer the tooth is out of the alve...
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Evolution of the Leaf Expander: A Maxillary Self Expander
Volume 53 : Number 5 : Page 260 : May 2019
This completely preactivated expansion device employs light and continuous forces without relying on patient cooperation. Dr. Matteo Beretta and colleagues present two mixed-dentition cases to illustrate their technique and clinical results.
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