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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 56 : Number 8 : Page 446 : Aug 2022
As the new Editor-in-Chief, I am frequently asked about my vision for JCO moving forward. Perhaps the most notable change with regard to content will be an increase in case reports and technique artic...
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Volume 56 : Number 12 : Page 716 : Dec 2022
The Ricketts Z sectional arch, extending between the upper canines and molars, can mitigate the usual side effects of intermaxillary elastics in Class treatment. A clinical study by Dr. Vasconcelos and colleagues measures the cephalometric and dimensional effects of the Ricketts arch.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 58 : Number 5 : Page 272 : May 2024
A “schneid” (pronounced schnīd) is slang for a losing streak. The term is commonly used today in sports, but you might be surprised to learn that its origins are in the card games skat and gin rummy, ...
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Biomechanics of Molar Protraction
Volume 59 : Number 1 : Page 16 : Jan 2025
Space closure requires careful planning of a predictable force system. Drs. Zhang, Azami, and Uribe review the potential side effects of molar protraction and offer strategies for controlling or resolving them with either conventional dental anchorage or temporary anchorage devices.
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Volume 7 : Number 9 : Page 553 : Sep 1973
It is more efficient and less time consuming to have torque cut into the bracket than to torque the archwires. What we are trying to do with the New Torqued Appliance, by incorporating torque and othe...
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Measuring Symptom Severity with the TMJ Scale
Volume 25 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1991
Patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) usually seek care in response to specific symptoms. Although pain in the face or head is the most frequent chief complaint,1 a wide variety of symptoms ...
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Supercable and the SPEED System
Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 246 : Apr 1998
The ideal initial archwire has superior strength and flexibility, resists permanent deformation, and maximizes both patient comfort and physiologic tooth movement. The limited flexibility of the origi...
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Uprighting Molars with Twisted Superelastic Nickel Titanium Wires
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 100 : Feb 2001
Buccally or lingually tipped molars are traditionally uprighted by torquing them in small increments of 10-25° on rectangular stainless steel archwires. Heat-treated Elgiloy* (CoCr) wires have better...
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Lingual Straightwire Treatment with the Orapix System
Volume 45 : Number 9 : Page 488 : Sep 2011
Because of the necessity to incorporate numerous in-out bends to compensate for differences in tooth thickness, Fujita described his original lingual concept in 1979 as the "mushroom archwire".1 To re...
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A Protocol for Torque Selection with Passive Self-Ligating Brackets
Volume 54 : Number 7 : Page 392 : Jul 2020
Drs. Balut, Hernández, Soto, and Pérez recommend positive, negative, or standard torque values to minimize the undesirable side effects of anterior self-ligating brackets in treating various types of Class I, Class II, Class III, and open-bite cases.
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Volume 58 : Number 1 : Page 48 : Jan 2024
In a case presented by Drs. Kravitz and Mahn, an adult patient loses a central-incisor interdental papilla after a segmented Le Fort I osteotomy and subsequent periodontal osseous surgery. Multiple papilla regeneration surgeries and cosmetic dentistry are required to resolve the situation.
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Precision Placement of Edgelok Brackets
Volume 7 : Number 4 : Page 257 : Apr 1973
Edgelok brackets were originally available only prewelded to band material or to preformed bands. Although the brackets could be ordered welded at predetermined positions and angulations, these could ...
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JCO Interviews Dr. Lyman E. Wagers on Mixed Dentition Begg Treatment
Volume 12 : Number 9 : Page 631 : Sep 1978
631-jco-img-24.jpgJCO You advocate preorthodontic guidance as well as Begg treatment in the mixed dentition as a part of early intervention.DR. WAGERS Yes. Young patients who have a developing maloccl...
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Indirect-Bonded Bite Plate to Prevent Impingement on Ceramic Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1992
When the upper teeth occlude on lower ceramic brackets in deep-bite cases, the extremely hard ceramic material can cause significant enamel wear, or the brackets can be sheared off by the occlusal for...
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Direct Bonding with Light-Cured Adhesive Precoated Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1992
The recent introduction of adhesive precoated (APC) ceramic and metal brackets (Fig. 1) offers several advantages over previous light-curing and direct-bonding methods: Consistent quality and quantity...
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Volume 30 : Number 8 : Page 447 : Aug 1996
The Nance appliance is widely employed to maintain arch length and provide anchorage for distalization.1-7 All Nance appliances include an acrylic button in the area of the rugae palatinae to provide ...
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The Universal Appliance Today, Part I
Volume 3 : Number 11 : Page 582 : Nov 1969
The Universal Appliance was developed by Dr. Spencer R. Atkinson in 1928. It has undergone periodic refinements up to this day, keeping up with changing techniques, without losing its essential charac...
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Volume 6 : Number 3 : Page 161 : Mar 1972
There is, residing in a town which is neighbor to my own, a man named Itzhak Rabine. Now, I must tell you that his name is not really Itzhak Rabine. I have changed the name to honor the privacy of the...
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Volume 8 : Number 9 : Page 518 : Sep 1974
Orthodontic treatment with full-banded-appliances can become habitual and we can sometimes overlook the objective of striving for the simplest and most direct treatment in all cases. There are situati...
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Improving the "Brakes" for the Begg Technique
Volume 15 : Number 3 : Page 199 : Mar 1981
One of the unique features of the Begg system is that all the anchorage requirements are derived intraorally. It is without doubt a very efficient and versatile system. This has been amply demonstrate...
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