Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Modified Splint Design for Two-Jaw Surgery
Volume 16 : Number 9 : Page 619 : Sep 1982
We now have the ability to alter the maxillomandibular complex in all three planes of space, and it is common to perform maxillary and mandibular osteotomies during the same surgical procedure. Whenev...
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Bond Failure Rates of Facial and Lingual Attachments
Volume 17 : Number 3 : Page 165 : Mar 1983
Since the introduction of bonding of brackets for orthodontic treatment, several clinical reports have compared the failure rates of various adhesives and brackets placed on the facial surfaces of tee...
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Volume 19 : Number 8 : Page 570 : Aug 1985
The invisible retainer of Ponitz1 can be used either at the end of orthodontic treatment or as a transitional retainer between certain stages of treatment. For example, a phase of fixed appliance ther...
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Volume 20 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1986
The utility arch has multiple uses in various stages of orthodontic treatment. This auxiliary archwire has been developed according to biomechanical principles described by Burstone1,2 and refined for...
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Banding with a Glass Ionomer Cement
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
Although zinc phosphate cement has good working characteristics, its high solubility is disadvantageous for orthodontic banding. Microleakage, incomplete adhesion to hard tooth substances, and deminer...
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In Vivo Remineralization after Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 25 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1991
Both extraction and expansion therapies tend to lengthen active treatment in order to close extraction spaces or to coordinate expanded arches.1 Interproximal stripping, on the other hand, can shorten...
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Modified Lingual Lever Arm Technique
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
The adaptability of the periodontal tissue to orthodontic forces declines with age.1 Therefore, any adult patient should undergo periodontal examination prior to and during orthodontic treatment, and ...
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The Distal Jet for Upper Molar Distalization
Volume 30 : Number 7 : Page 0 : 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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Volume 30 : Number 11 : Page 640 : Nov 1996
The space available for eruption of the lower second and third molars depends on several factors: resorption on the anterior border of the ramus, mesial migration of the lower dentition in postnatal d...
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Intrusion of Overerupted Upper Second Molars with a Modified Lingual Arch
Volume 38 : Number 11 : Page 622 : Nov 2004
Overerupted upper second molars can be a critical problem in presurgical orthodontic treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion. When unilateral traction is applied for molar intrusion, it usually...
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CASE REPORT
Correction of a Malocclusion Caused by a Dentigerous Cyst
Volume 39 : Number 10 : Page 603 : Oct 2005
The dentigerous cyst is one of the most common pathological entities found in dentistry, accounting for about 20% of all mandibular cystic lesions.1 It is usually associated with the crowns of permane...
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Midline Correction with Miniscrew Anchorage and Lingual Appliances
Volume 40 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2006
Midline correction is one of the most important considerations in orthodontic treatment, but can be difficult to coordinate because of differential anchorage requirements. Interarch elastics can cause...
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CASE REPORT
Four-Premolar Extraction Treatment with Invisalign
Volume 40 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2006
Orthodontic treatment with the Invisalign* system has become more refined and complex over the past several years, thanks to the constant review and critique of treated cases by Align Technology and b...
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Adjustable Traction Hooks for Anterior Torque Control with Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 41 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2007
Miniscrew implants have several advantages over other orthodontic anchorage techniques, including ease of implantation and removal, relatively low cost, and availability for immediate loading.1-3 Orth...
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Sequential MARA-Invisalign Treatment
Volume 43 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2009
Although orthodontic treatment with clear aligner systems such as Invisalign* is usually contraindicated in teenage patients with Class II malocclusions, it can be an option if the teeth are sufficien...
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A Simple Technique for Independent Torque Control with Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 43 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2009
Effective torque control is difficult to achieve with preadjusted appliances because of the play between the bracket slot and the wire.1-5 In cases involving palatally blocked-out lateral incisors, in...
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Correction of Severe Overbite and Gummy Smile in Patients with Bimaxillary Protrusion
Volume 44 : Number 4 : Page 237 : Apr 2010
Deep overbite can be corrected by several means, including extrusion of posterior teeth, flaring of lingually tipped anterior teeth, intrusion of incisors, and orthognathic surgery.1-3 The tendency of...
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Treatment of Collapsed Arches Using the Invisalign System
Volume 44 : Number 7 : Page 416 : Jul 2010
Dental arch collapse can be a natural consequence when teeth are missing due to early extractions or agenesis. Patients with collapsed arches tend to show altered tooth positions (Fig. 1), with typica...
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En Masse Retraction of the Anterior Teeth Using a Modified Bidimensional Technique
Volume 46 : Number 5 : Page 267 : May 2012
In 1970, Schudy and Schudy described the Bimetric System, a fixed orthodontic appliance incorporating two bracket slot sizes.1 Some years later, Gianelly modified this system to develop the Bidimensio...
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CASE REPORT
Volume 46 : Number 7 : Page 399 : Jul 2012
Non-compliance devices designed to distalize the upper molars1-7 or advance the mandible8-14 have become popular over the last two decades as a means of correcting Class II malocclusions without the v...
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