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CASE REPORT
Volume 58 : Number 7 : Page 418 : Jul 2024
The authors describe the use of 3D-printed polyamide aligners that are designed to be worn only 10-12 hours a day. A 16-year-old female is treated with 12 sets of aligners, changed every two weeks, and Class II elastics worn with the trays.
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PEARLS
Multiloop Surgical Archwire as an Alternative to Crimpable Lugs
Volume 58 : Number 12 : Page 775 : Dec 2024
In this Pearl, the authors present an alternative to using crimpable lugs on a surgical archwire for the attachment of heavy intermaxillary elastics. Bending an archwire with multiple interbracket loops eliminates the potential for detachment or lip irritation.
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Product News in the January 2025 Issue
Volume 59 : Number 1 : Page 72 : Jan 2025
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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CASE REPORT
Non-Surgical Treatment of Facial Asymmetry with Mandibular Protrusion
Volume 30 : Number 8 : Page 451 : Aug 1996
This report shows a 24-year-old male with facial asymmetry, mandibular prognathism, and a concave facial profile (Fig. 1). The patient had a Class III malocclusion with a crossbite on the left side (F...
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Molar Intrusion with a Removable Appliance
Volume 30 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1996
Molar extrusion is quite common in adults. If the extrusion is due to the loss of opposing teeth, correction usually involves prosthetic replacement of the missing teeth. If infraocclusion is the caus...
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Osamu Active Retainer for Correction of Mild Relapse
Volume 32 : Number 1 : Page 26 : Jan 1998
Relapse of maxillary anterior rotations is common after orthodontic treatment (Fig. 1). The Osamu active retainer1 is a transparent removable appliance that can correct individual tooth positions duri...
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Interior Surface Sealant for Acrylic Appliances
Volume 32 : Number 3 : Page 152 : Mar 1998
Acrylic orthodontic appliances, when worn for extended periods, tend to accumulate plaque and calculus and thus provide a fertile environment for microorganisms1-4 (Fig. 1). Given the well-established...
3248.
CASE REPORT
Nonsurgical Treatment of Severe Mandibular Prognathism
Volume 33 : Number 5 : Page 293 : May 1999
The following case report shows a nonsurgical approach to treatment of a preadolescent boy with severe mandibular prognathism, both maxillary canines missing, and a supernumerary tooth in the maxillar...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
A Modified Visible-Light-Cured Dimethacrylate Resin for Direct Bonding
Volume 33 : Number 8 : Page 453 : Aug 1999
Triad VLC*, a visible-lightcured resin, can be used as an alternative to composite resins for direct bonding of orthodontic brackets. Similar to light-cured composite restorative materials, Triad is c...
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A Simple Method of Determining the Bite-Opening Effect of Posterior Extrusion
Volume 33 : Number 12 : Page 712 : Dec 1999
Each believed to cause 2mm of bite opening in the incisor region,1 but this is only a rough estimation. The present article shows how to determine the exact amount of anterior bite opening caused by t...
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Product News in the February 2025 Issue
Volume 59 : Number 2 : Page 140 : Feb 2025
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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Correcting a Single-Tooth Anterior Crossbite with Lingual Segmented Mechanics
Volume 35 : Number 10 : Page 612 : Oct 2001
Clinical management of a single-tooth anterior crossbite is often challenging for the orthodontist, particularly when using lingual appliances. If the tooth is in deep overbite, a biteplane can prev...
3253.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
A Nickel Titanium Space Regainer-Retainer
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 767 : Dec 2001
With technological advances in archwires have come creative new ways to treat classic orthodontic problems. In 1983, I introduced the concept of covering a nickel titanium archwire with plastic tubi...
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Elastic Traction with Essix-Based Anchorage
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 46 : Jan 2002
Sheridan and colleagues have developed the Essix* appliance as a passive retainer and as a device for active minor tooth movement.1,2 Previously, we published clinical cases showing the use of Essix-b...
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A New Wraparound Retainer Design
Volume 36 : Number 9 : Page 524 : Sep 2002
One disadvantage of the conventional Hawley retainer1 is that the wire traverses the occlusion between the canines and the first premolars, where it can cause interferences that may disturb the form ...
3256.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Flowable Composites for Bonding Lingual Retainers
Volume 36 : Number 10 : Page 597 : Oct 2002
Bonded lingual retainers are commonly made from multistranded wires. To obtain the best handling characteristics, many practitioners thin their composite mixtures,1 but still have some difficulty app...
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Uprighting Second Molars with Micro-Implant Anchorage
Volume 38 : Number 2 : Page 100 : Feb 2004
When there is an arch-length discrepancy in the posterior segments, the lower second molars tend to erupt lingually, producing a posterior crossbite.1-7 Criss-cross elastics can be used to simultaneou...
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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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Rapid Expansion of the Maxillary Arch, Part I
Volume 2 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1968
Rapid expansion of the maxillary arch leading to opening of the mid-palatal suture is by no means a new method of orthodontic treatment. Probably Angell (1860) first described rapid expansion of the m...
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Tensile and Shear Strength of Begg Plastic Brackets
Volume 9 : Number 11 : Page 694 : Nov 1975
One of the major shortcomings in bonding technique is the questionable longevity of the brackets under orthodontic forces. Lexan, polycarboxylate, and stainless steel are the three materials currently...
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