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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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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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Multifunctional Use of Palatal Mini-Implants
Volume 46 : Number 11 : Page 679 : Nov 2012
Mini-implants have become increasingly popular as a source of stable anchorage in recent years because of their versatility, minimal invasiveness, and low cost.1-5 A major problem with orthodontic min...
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Volume 47 : Number 8 : Page 490 : Aug 2013
Other than the third molars, the maxillary canine is the most frequently impacted tooth in the dental arch. Although the incidence of canine impaction is about 1 in 100 in the general population,1 the...
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A Biomechanical Approach to Second-Molar Intrusion
Volume 47 : Number 10 : Page 608 : Oct 2013
Adult patients with missing mandibular molars may present with altered occlusal planes due to extrusion of the unopposed antagonists and migration of teeth into adjacent spaces.1 In such cases, the ma...
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