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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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Air-Rotor Stripping with the Essix Anterior Anchor
Volume 30 : Number 7 : Page 371 : 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 Distal Jet for Upper Molar Distalization
Volume 30 : Number 7 : Page 374 : Jul 1996
Several methods have recently been proposed to distalize maxillary molars in Class II cases without the need for patient cooperation. These include repelling magnets,1,2 superelastic nickel titanium c...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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