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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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Uprighting Fully Impacted Mandibular Second Molars
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 316 : May 1995
Mandibular second molars erupt as a result of remodeling changes at the anterior border of the ramus1 after self-adjustments of their predetermined mesial axial inclinations.2 However, a lack of space...
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Reducing Failures of Gold Chain Attachment to Impacted Teeth
Volume 27 : Number 3 : Page 161 : Mar 1993
Palatally erupting maxillary canines and ectopic incisors often require orthodontic guidance or traction to assist their eruption into functional occlusion. A correct diagnosis of the impacted tooth's...
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PEARLS
Laser-Sintered Transpalatal Arch with Temporary Anchorage Devices for Open-Bite Correction
Volume 60 : Number 7 : Page 441 : Jul 2026
This Pearl describes a customized, laser-sintered transpalatal arch bonded directly to the palatal surfaces of the molars, simplifying delivery of temporary anchorage device-supported posterior intrusion while allowing additional features for individualized biomechanics.
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Indirect Fabrication of a Bonded Lower Lingual Retainer
Volume 26 : Number 7 : Page 413 : Jul 1992
Various methods have been proposed for retaining the lower labial segment after removal of fixed appliances.1-21 One of the most popular is the 3-3 bonded lingual retainer.22 Such a retainer can be co...
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Molar Uprighting with Crossed Tipback Springs
Volume 26 : Number 6 : Page 335 : Jun 1992
Several problems can occur as a result of the loss of a lower first molar, including mesial tipping of the second and third molars, distal migration of the premolars, elongation of the opposing molar,...
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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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