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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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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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Clinical Considerations in the Use of Protraction Headgear
Volume 26 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1992
Patients with skeletal Class III malocclusions are among the most difficult to treat. One reason for this may be their relative scarcity--about 5% of the U.S. population vs. 20% with Class II skeletal...
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Third-Generation Mandibular Bonded Lingual 3-3 Retainer
Volume 29 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1995
Since their introduction in 1977,1 direct-bonded lingual 3-3 retainers have been used to improve the long-term stability of orthodontic treatment results. Because of technological improvements, the de...
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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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Remodeling Options and Solutions
Volume 45 : Number 1 : Page 41 : Aug 2011
Originally published in January 2011 The term "remodeling", as applied to an orthodontic office, can cover a wide range of activities, from minor alterations in an existing floor plan for improved pra...
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Dual Action Vertical Intra-Arch Technique
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 666 : Nov 2022
The DAVIT device, introduced here by Dr. Barros and colleagues, simultaneously intrudes the posterior teeth and extrudes the anterior teeth for open-bite correction, using bracket-head mini-implants as anchorage. Advantages over other nonsurgical techniques are illustrated with a case report.
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Treatment of Complex Interdisciplinary Cases Using a Hybrid Aligner Approach
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 16 : Jan 2023
Patients with severe skeletal discrepancies and reduced lower anterior facial height can be challenging to treat with any method. In these two cases, Dr. Lin and colleagues describe an interdisciplinary hybrid aligner protocol for correction of complex facial, dental, and esthetic issues.
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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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The Pterygoid Anchorage Technique
Volume 58 : Number 5 : Page 312 : May 2024
In cases requiring extensive upper-molar distalization, long temporary anchorage devices can be inserted in the pterygoid area to avoid the disadvantages of interradicular and infrazygomatic miniscrews. Drs. Friedländer and Chhatwani demonstrate the technique in an adult patient.
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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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Volume 31 : Number 1 : Page 24 : Jan 1997
The AAO reported in 1975 that it "had been informed of several rare circumstances in which patients treated with extraoral traction appliances had sustained unfortunate facial injuries".1 Despite the ...
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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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