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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Bond Strengths of Two Resin-Modified Glass Polyalkenoate Cements under Different Surface Conditions
Volume 32 : Number 5 : Page 299 : May 1998
There has recently been an increasing interest in the use of glass polyalkenoate (glass ionomer) cements as orthodontic adhesives.1-4 Conventional glass polyalkenoate cements offer long-term fluoride ...
3511.
CASE REPORT
Ectopic Eruption of Mandibular Incisors
Volume 32 : Number 11 : Page 657 : Nov 1998
Ectopically erupting mandibular lateral incisors tend to become transposed with the adjacent cuspids and thus seem to warrant early orthodontic intervention. Early treatment may obviate later extracti...
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A Computerized Tooth-Width Analysis
Volume 33 : Number 9 : Page 498 : Sep 1999
Tooth-width ratios are used diagnostically to quantify the harmony between the mandibular and maxillary arches. A number of analyses have been developed to compare the tooth-width ratios of malocclusi...
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Chairside Technique for the Eruption of Ectopic Maxillary Molars
Volume 33 : Number 11 : Page 637 : Nov 1999
The incidence of ectopic maxillary molar eruption has been reported to be about 2-6% of the general population.1-22 Siblings of children with ectopic eruption have an increased risk,12 as do children...
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A New Appliance for Orthopedic Correction of Class III Malocclusion
Volume 33 : Number 12 : Page 705 : Dec 1999
Orthopedic correction of the growing Class III patient is designed to improve the profile and occlusion by protracting the maxilla and repositioning the mandible.1-3 Although maxillary expander-facem...
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A Visual Cephalometric Analysis
Volume 34 : Number 5 : Page 291 : May 2000
Proportionate templates have been shown to be useful in orthodontic diagnosis for comparing cephalometric tracings to established norms. In 1952, Baum devised a set of four templates to be overlaid ...
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The Modified Bluegrass Appliance
Volume 34 : Number 9 : Page 535 : Sep 2000
Studies have shown that a sucking habit can have an adverse effect on the normal pattern and direction of growth. Because the tongue must be positioned low in the mouth, under the thumb, nipple, or pa...
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CASE REPORT
Unusual Dental Erosion Caused by a Cola Drink
Volume 36 : Number 10 : Page 549 : Oct 2002
Dental erosion has been defined as a progressive loss of hard tissue due to a chemical process that does not involve bacterial action.1 Usually seen in the cervical third of the tooth's labial surfac...
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Clinical Evaluation of Bond Failure Rates with a New Self-Etching Primer
Volume 36 : Number 12 : Page 687 : Dec 2002
Traditional orthodontic bonding systems use a 37% phosphoric acid etchant, a bonding agent, and composite resin cement.1,2 More recent fourth-generation bonding systems such as All-Bond 2* utilize a s...
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OVERVIEW
A Modified Monobloc for Treatment of Young Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Volume 38 : Number 4 : Page 241 : Apr 2004
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder of sleep and breathing characterized by intermittent upper airway obstruction during sleep.1 It has a number of harmful effects, including ex...
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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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