Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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CASE REPORT
Volume 58 : Number 5 : Page 20240501 : May 2024
This complex case with multiple missing teeth is successfully treated using a K-9 extrusion spring for the impacted canine, helical springs to upright the lower second molars, and finally prosthetic crowns for the hypoplastic premolars.
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Slow Maxillary Expansion with Nickel Titanium
Volume 33 : Number 8 : Page 431 : Aug 1999
Correction of a transverse discrepancy usually requires expansion of the palate by a combination of orthopedic and orthodontic tooth movements. Initially, transverse forces will tip the buccal segmen...
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Biomechanics of Skeletal Anchorage, Part 1: Class II Extraction Treatment
Volume 40 : Number 4 : Page 261 : Apr 2006
The outcome of orthodontic treatment often depends on the preservation of posterior anchorage. In recent years, "absolute" skeletal anchorage has been introduced,1 with conventional dental implants,2 ...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Securing Your Digital Data Against Computer Threats
Volume 43 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2009
(Editor 's Note: This quarterly column is compiled by JCO Technology Editor Ronald Redmond. To help keep our readers on The Cutting Edge, Dr. Redmond will spotlight a particular area of orthodontic te...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Insurance and Patient Education Materials
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
1. What percentage of your patients use insurance to pay for part or all of their orthodontic treatment? Of these patients, what percentage are adults? In the average respondent's practice, 30-60% of ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 15 : Number 2 : Page 85 : Feb 1981
It would be a useful exercise for every orthodontist to examine his practice as if he were interested in buying it. Actually delve into every aspect of the practice that contributes to its value and i...
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Volume 21 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1987
This month's topics are bicuspid extractions and "professional courtesy".1. What are your opinions on the effectiveness of extracting second bicuspids vs. first bicuspids? What percentage of your acti...
3348.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
Do You Know Your Customers?Editorialists have traditionally used space like this to offer advice to readers. In this issue I would like to reverse that strategy and ask for some advice that will help ...
3349.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 721 : Dec 2001
The Discovery Channel recently presented a BBC series of four programs called "The Human Face". In it, beauty and human attractiveness were related to the Golden Ratio, which for centuries has been th...
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A Microsensor for Monitoring Removable-Appliance Wear
Volume 45 : Number 9 : Page 518 : Sep 2011
Although the success of removable-appliance therapy is greatly dependent on patient compliance,1-3 orthodontists do not always have suitable fixed alternatives.4,5 When removable or functional applian...
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Volume 41 : Number 9 : Page 563 : Sep 2007
In a 2001 article in this journal,1 we described how considerable improvement can be achieved in patients with missing lateral incisors by combining carefully detailed orthodontic space closure with t...
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Bio-Progressive Therapy, Part 3: Visual Treatment Objective or VTO
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 744 : Nov 1977
(CONTINUED FROM PART 2) A Visual Treatment Objective (VTO) is like a blueprint used in building a house. It is a visual plan to forecast the normal growth of the patient and the anticipated influences...
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Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
This month's topics are dietary recommendations and medicolegal issues.1. What dietary recommendations do you offer to young patients? to adolescent patients? to adult patients? The respondents were f...
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Differential Anchorage and the Edgewise Appliance
Volume 23 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1989
The problem of anchorage preservation remains universal regardless of the orthodontic technique used. Simple anchorage is provided by teeth that are free to tip in response to force application; stati...
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Effects of Activator Treatment on Class II, Division 1 Malocclusion
Volume 23 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1989
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of activator treatment on a group of Class II, division 1 patients with skeletal mandibular retrusion. Materials and Methods Nine boy and six girl pat...
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Force Transmission Characteristics of Lingual Appliances
Volume 24 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1990
The ability to bond attachments to the teeth has encouraged the development of esthetic appliances. Plastic brackets, however, have been associated with deformation and breakage,1 and ceramic brackets...
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New Edgewise Bracket with Rounded Slot and Variable Ligation
Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
One of the most important issues in edgewise treatment is the friction between bracket and archwire. In sliding mechanics, such as distal movement of a canine into a first premolar extraction site, me...
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Open-Bite Correction with the Magnetic Activator Device IV
Volume 29 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1995
Skeletal open bites are caused mainly by overeruption of the upper posterior teeth and/or vertical overgrowth of the posterior dentoalveolar complex, either of which implies a posterior rotation of th...
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A Comparison of Two Computer Cephalometric Programs
Volume 31 : Number 4 : Page 231 : Apr 1997
Although most orthodontists still record cephalometric measurements from manual tracings of the radiographs, an increasing number use computer programs to digitize anatomical landmarks and produce cep...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Special Medical Conditions and Digital Cameras
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2002
Please describe any special considerations involved in treating patients with lupus, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, osteoporosis, and allergies (nickel or other). The most co...
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