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BOOK REVIEWS
Volume 48 : Number 12 : Page 793 : Dec 2014
Interpretation Basics of Cone Beam Computed Tomography SHAWNEEN M. GONZALEZ, DDS, MS, Editor 224 pages. $84.99. 2014. Wiley Blackwell, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 0887. (800) 225-5945; www.wiley.com. ...
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Modified Alt-RAMEC Treatment of Class III Malocclusion in Young Patients with Down Syndrome
Volume 49 : Number 2 : Page 113 : Feb 2015
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, occurring once in every 600 births.1 It is characterized by some degree of cognitive disability and b...
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PEARLS
Attachment Beauty Queen: The "Sash" for Rotation Correction of Upper Lateral Incisors
Volume 50 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 2016
One the most challenging movements to make with is rotation correction of the upper lateral incisors. Conventional attachments are often unable to prevent the aligner from slipping off the facial surface of the tooth. In this Pearl, Invisalign expert Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis describes his "sash" attachment design. Having used it numerous times, I promise it will become your favorite technique for controlling stubborn malrotated lateral incisors. NEAL D. KRAVITZ, DMD, MS, Associate Editor for Pearls
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Simultaneous Intrusion and Distalization Using Miniscrews in the Maxillary Tuberosity
Volume 50 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 2016
Mini-implants can be used to manage severe dental crowding without extractions and to correct minor jaw malpositions without orthognathic surgery,1-4 eliminating the need for extraoral anchorage and p...
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COMMENTARY Statically Determinate Transpalatal Arches
BIRTE MELSEN, GIULIO BONETTI, DANIELA GIUNTA Oct. 1994
Volume 51 : Number 9 : Page 568 : Sep 2017
In this beautiful article by Drs. Birte Melsen, Giulio Bonetti, and Daniela Giunta, the authors showed how to use transpalatal arches (TPAs) as cantilevers—that is, with a single-point contact on one ...
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PEARLS
Flexible Bite Turbos for Lingual Appliances
Volume 54 : Number 10 : Page 631 : Oct 2020
This Pearl shows how to make temporary anterior bite turbos from a light-cured composite resin with high elasticity, which can be applied directly over the brackets to prevent occlusal interference. The technique is especially useful with customized lingual appliances such as InBrace.
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Tandem Skeletal Expander and MAPA Protocol for Palatal Expansion in Adults
Volume 54 : Number 11 : Page 690 : Nov 2020
Traditional rapid maxillary expansion may be inadequate in non-growing patients. In this article, two case examples illustrate how miniscrew-supported maxillary expansion and the MAPA System can resolve transverse deficiency in an adult while avoiding unwanted dental side effects or orthognathic surgery.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Protocols for Mobile Dental Photography with Auxiliary Lighting
Volume 55 : Number 9 : Page 558 : Sep 2021
LOUIS HARDAN, DDS, PhD 128 pages, 315 illustrations. $75. 2020.Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 411 N. Raddant Road, Batavia, IL 60510.(800) 621-0387; www.quintpub.com. Dr. Louis Harden is to be con...
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Volume 56 : Number 7 : Page 390 : Jul 2022
Successful camouflage treatment of a skeletal Class III requires consideration of tooth movement in all three dimensions. These authors describe and illustrate a miniplate-anchored reverse-curve archwire that can be used to alter the occlusal plane in hyperdivergent patients.
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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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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
Volume 60 : Number 4 : Page 283 : Apr 2026
Courtesy of the University of the Pacific In this monthly column, Contributing Editors Gayle Glenn, DDS, MSD, and Shawn L. Miller, DMD, MMSc, present a case to challenge your diagnostic and treatme...
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Angulation Indicators for Precise Placement of Preangulated Brackets and Tubes
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 421 : Jul 1995
Anchorage preparation was first advocated by Tweed, who recommended placing tipback bends in the mandibular archwire to increase the distoaxial inclination of the buccal segments.1-3 Holdaway suggeste...
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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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