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Volume 10 : Number 8 : Page 589 : Aug 1976
A wheel mounted mobile storage system in which the units shuttle sideways on tracks and compact together to require only one access aisle at a time help control costs in an orthodontic office by utili...
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Volume 14 : Number 11 : Page 780 : Nov 1980
The double tooth poses a variety of diagnostic, psychological, and treatment problems. Itkin and Barr2 listed the following categories of double teeth: Gemination. The partial splitting of a single bu...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of a Disc Dysfunction
Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 408 : Jun 1982
A 26-year-old female presented with a severely restricted mandibular opening (24mm). She complained of a tight feeling in the left TMJ area, occurring toward the end of the opening range. Marked devia...
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Arthroscopic Surgical TMJ Treatment: Case Report
Volume 21 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1987
A 71-year-old female presented to her general dentist for routine treatment. When the hygienist tried to take a periapical x-ray on the left side, the patient's jaw clicked and she had severe pain. Th...
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Modified Maxillary Splint for Class II, Division 1 Treatment
Volume 25 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1991
Class II orthodontic therapy is ideally directed at both the correction of dentoalveolar disharmony and the attainment of an esthetic and functional dental-skeletal relationship.1,2 As a result, a wid...
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Class II Bimaxillary Protrusion Treated with Magnetic Forces
Volume 26 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1992
Magnetic forces have been incorporated into orthodontic mechanics over the past decade.1-7 Although animal and clinical studies have been encouraging, some clinicians have questioned whether magnetic ...
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Shear Bond Strengths of Two Ceramic Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1992
Several clinical complications have been associated with the use of ceramic brackets, including attrition of teeth from occlusion with the brackets, increased friction in orthodontic appliances, and r...
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Rapid Maxillary Expansion in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
Volume 28 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1994
After primary repairs of bilateral complete cleft lip and palate in children, maxillary segments are brought together by the restored lip function, thus exacerbating the maxillary constriction, partic...
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Repositioning Ankylosed Maxillary Canines by Segmental Osteotomy
Volume 29 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1995
Surgical exposure followed by orthodontic traction is the usual method for bringing an impacted tooth into occlusion. Other techniques include repositioning and alignment1 and auto-transplantation.2,3...
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The Lingual Plain-Wire System with Micro-Implant Anchorage
Volume 7 : Number 7 : Page 388 : Jul 2004
Despite their esthetic advantages,1 lingual orthodontic appliances have not gained widespread popularity since their introduction in the 1970s.2-10 The short interbracket distances require especially ...
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Treatment of Ectopic Maxillary Canines Using a Palatal Implant for Anchorage
Volume 10 : Number 10 : Page 607 : Oct 2005
Various types of palatal implants have been proposed for use as skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment.1-5 In 1992, Wehrbein and colleagues, in collaboration with the Straumann Institute, introdu...
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Comparison of Bond Strengths Using Different Curing Lights
Volume 40 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2006
Advantages of light-cured orthodontic adhesives include ease of use, longer working time--which allows more accurate bracket placement--and minimal setting time.1 The photoinitiators in these adhesive...
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The Advantages of Differential Moments
Volume 43 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2009
A full appliance with a center bend betweenthe first molars and second premolars results in a force system consisting of equal and opposite moments at the brackets of those teeth (Fig. 1A). Because th...
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Treatment of Severe Maxillary Crowding Using Invisalign and Fixed Appliances
Volume 43 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2009
Adult patients with severe maxillary-arch crowding often have additional dental problems that can make their treatment even more challenging. In such a case, an appropriate treatment plan that correct...
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Early Class III Treatment with a Hybrid Hyrax-Mentoplate Combination
Volume 45 : Number 1 : Page 15 : Jan 2011
Skeletal Class III malocclusions are relatively uncommon and usually associated with genetic factors. The etiology may involve a retrognathic maxilla, a prognathic mandible, or both.1,2 Young patients...
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CASE REPORT
Class II Treatment of an Adolescent Patient with a History of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Volume 45 : Number 12 : Page 661 : Dec 2011
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) accounts for 80% of all childhood leukemias, with a peak incidence at 3-4 years of age.1 Recent advances in treatment, including multiagent chemotherapy and radiation ...
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Upper-Incisor Root Control with Invisalign Appliances
Volume 47 : Number 6 : Page 346 : Jun 2013
In defining the ideal orthodontic appliance, Proffit wrote that it "must meet certain basic design criteria: it (1) should not interfere with function; (2) should cause no harm to the oral tissues or ...
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A Customized Method for Palatal Crib Fabrication
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 406 : Jul 2013
The etiology of anterior open bite involves a multitude of factors: unfavorable growth, heredity, pacifier and digital habits, retained infantile swallowing habits, enlarged lymphatic tissue, tongue f...
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CASE REPORT
Autogenous Transplantation of a Third Molar Using a Two-Stage Technique
Volume 48 : Number 2 : Page 107 : Feb 2014
Autogenous dental transplantation involves there implantation of an extracted tooth in another alveolus of the same patient.1-3 Often used to replace missing teeth in young patients, autotransplantati...
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Autotransplantation of a Second Premolar to Replace a Traumatized Central Incisor
Volume 48 : Number 9 : Page 570 : Sep 2014
Integration of the knowledge, skills, and experience of multiple dental disciplines and associated fields is often required in comprehensive treatment. Rapid scientific and technological advances make...
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