Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Tip and Torque Control in Complex Extraction Treatment with Preadjusted Lingual Appliances
Volume 55 : Number 5 : Page 265 : May 2021
Drs. Albertini, Albertini, Lombardo, and Siciliani describe two multidisciplinary adult extraction cases (one presurgical) in which outstanding results were achieved with a preadjusted lingual system and simple sliding mechanics. Keys to anterior tip and torque control are highlighted.
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PEARLS
Posterior Functional Bite Turbos for Sagittal Correction
Volume 54 : Number 7 : Page 435 : Jul 2021
This Pearl describes the application of functional resin turbos on the upper and lower premolars to help correct a Class II malocclusion. When used in conjunction with fixed appliances and elastics, their effect is similar to that of a Twin Block.
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Ask Ann Marie: Background Checks
Volume 55 : Number 11 : Page 694 : Nov 2021
In this regular feature of JCO’s Management & Marketing column, Dr. Gorczyca will answer readers’ questions on practice management. This month, she responds to a query about performing background checks on new employees, including the orthodontist’s responsibilities before, during, and after the process.
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DIGITAL ORTHO LAB
New Intraoral Scanning Technique for a Replacement Miniscrew-Assisted Appliance
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 678 : Nov 2022
In this month’s installment, the authors describe a fully digital workflow for adding expansion capacity to a boneborne palatal expander (MARPE). The replacement expander is virtually designed before removing the original appliance, allowing the new MARPE to be delivered without a delay.
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Alignment of Impacted Canines with Cantilevers and Box Loops
Volume 33 : Number 2 : Page 82 : Feb 1999
The availability of new materials has stimulated the development of various appliance designs for alignment of impacted canines. Superelastic wires, elastic threads, and chain elastics have made pread...
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DIGITAL ORTHO LAB
Three-Dimensionally Printed Monolithic Riding Pontics
Volume 59 : Number 2 : Page 115 : Feb 2025
Drs. Kim, Alexander, Norton, Arnason, and Ellis provide a workflow for designing and fabricating personalized riding pontics with improved esthetics and fit. A monolithic design eliminates the bracket-tooth interface, where conventional pontics are most likely to fail.
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The K-9 Spring for Alignment of Impacted Canines
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 606 : Oct 2000
Ectopic eruption and impaction of the maxillary permanent canines occurs in about 2% of orthodontic patients.1-4 Impactions are twice as common in females as in males,5 and the incidence of palatal ...
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A New, Encapsulated Glass Ionomer for Band Cementation
Volume 35 : Number 7 : Page 413 : Jul 2001
Enamel demineralization is more commonly associated with cemented bands than with bonded brackets.1-3 The properties of conventional orthodontic cements, including high solubility in oral fluids and ...
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A New Eruption Attachment for Impacted Teeth
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 496 : Sep 2004
The closed eruption technique requires traction to be applied to an attachment on the crown of the impacted tooth.1-3 Because amalgams, pins, and lassoes tend to damage the enamel, clinicians now pref...
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A New Indirect Bonding Technique for Lingual Retainers
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 652 : Dec 2004
The first bonded fixed retainers were made with plain round or rectangular orthodontic wires.1-5 Zachrisson showed, however, that the irregular surfaces of multistranded stainless steel wires offered ...
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Autotransplantation of Impacted Canines
Volume 39 : Number 1 : Page 31 : Jan 2005
Autotransplantation of teeth is a treatment option in cases of agenesis, ectopic eruption, trauma, or other pathology.1,2 Autotransplanted teeth are better substitutes than fixed or removable prosthes...
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Treatment of Bimaxillary Protrusion Using Fiber-Reinforced Composite
Volume 41 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2007
Treatment of bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion often involves the extraction of four first premolars.1 Since these patients often have Class I molar relationships, the objective is usually to reduc...
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A Simplified Stent for Anterior Miniscrew Insertion
Volume 41 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2007
Anterior miniscrews are now widely used for incisor intrusion and posterior dental protraction. Interradicular placement of orthodontic miniscrews in the anterior region can be particularly challengin...
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A Precise Wire Guide for Positioning Interradicular Miniscrews
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Advantages of miniscrews over endosseous implants in cases requiring skeletal anchorage include their smaller size and lower cost, a wider range of implantation sites, ease of insertion and removal, t...
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CASE REPORT
Correction of Asymmetry with a Mandibular Propulsion Appliance
Volume 42 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2008
This article describes the correction of dental and skeletal asymmetry1-4 with the use of a unilateral fixed mandibular propulsion appliance. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan A 12-year-old female was refe...
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Attachment of Intermaxillary Elastics to Thermoformed Aligners
Volume 43 : Number 1 : Page 34 : Jan 2009
Although intermaxillary elastics are most commonly used with fixed orthodontic appliances, they can also be used with removable, thermoformed appliances such as Essix* or Invisalign**. This article de...
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CASE REPORT
Maxillary Canine-First Premolar Transposition in the Permanent Dentition
Volume 43 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2009
Transposition of two adjacent teeth is an eruption anomaly of uncertain etiology.1,2 Three different treatment approaches have been described: alignment of the involved teeth in their transposed posit...
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Indirect Fabrication of a Transpalatal Arch Supported by a Temporary Anchorage Device
Volume 44 : Number 4 : Page 266 : Apr 2010
Because of their versatility, palatal temporary anchorage devices (TADs) can be used for various types of orthodontic tooth movement. This article describes a method for precise indirect transfer of t...
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Treatment of Class I Malocclusion Using the Broussard Two-Force Technique
Volume 11 : Number 2 : Page 126 : Feb 1977
Many orthodontists are impressed with the ease of tooth movement which results from the application of light forces and light wire. However, they may be reluctant to abandon the classical edgewise bra...
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Volume 6 : Number 2 : Page 75 : Feb 1972
75-jco-img-0.jpgSwagings are used routinely in our office for the upper lateral incisors and the four cuspids. We find that this type of coverage increases retention and protection. When one becomes p...
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