Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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"Real-Time" Soft-Tissue Changes in Skeletal Open-Bite Patients during Posterior Intrusion
Volume 60 : Number 3 : Page 156 : Mar 2026
Using three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry, the authors track facial soft-tissue changes during TAD-supported posterior intrusion in skeletal open-bite patients. The study highlights the timing and variability of soft-tissue response, with implications for treatment planning, patient communication, and retention.
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Begg Series Part VIII: Treatment of High Angle Cases with the Begg Technique
Volume 3 : Number 4 : Page 176 : Apr 1969
It is through the persevering clinical research of such outstanding contributors to the orthodontic profession as Tweed1, Schudy2, Bjork3, Ricketts4, and others5,6 that we owe our insight into the ana...
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Volume 40 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 2006
Forty years ago, Schudy posited the importance of maxillary molar extrusion in vertical facial development.1,2 Other reports followed,3-5 along with a cephalometric analysis centered around vertical d...
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JCO Interviews Dr. C. Norman Shealy on Holistic Health, Part 1
Volume 15 : Number 8 : Page 536 : Aug 1981
DR. GOTTLIEB Norm, I think our readers ought to know your background. DR. SHEALY At age 16 I knew that I was going to be a neurosurgeon. My plan was to be a professor of neurological surgery and do re...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 4 : Page 219 : Apr 2005
What percentage of your active patients are adults? What percentage of your adult patients are female? The respondents' mean percentage of adult patients was 25%, with a low of around 20% and a high o...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Pretreatment Observation Systems
Volume 53 : Number 2 : Page 117 : Feb 2019
This month’s topic involves pretreatment observation and recall systems. JCO readers respond to questions involving categories of recall patients, reappointment procedures, insurance coverage, fees, and internal marketing. Tips are presented for maintaining communication with observation patients and their families.
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Clinical Management of the Jasper Jumper
Volume 25 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1991
Patient cooperation is a never-ending concern for orthodontists. Removable appliances leave the orthodontist totally dependent on the patient, and bonded functional appliances present hygiene and clea...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Positioner Appliances and Employee Embezzlement
Volume 26 : Number 6 : Page 369 : Jun 1992
In what percentage of your cases do you use a positioner appliance? Although 77% of the respondents said they used positioners, more than two-thirds of these did so infrequently (fewer than 5% of thei...
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Bleaching Teeth During Supervised Retention
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 339 : Jun 1999
Bleaching effectively brightens and whitens the teeth without any significant side effects. It can be logically included in a supervised retention regimen, because it is relatively simple, requires m...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Non-Compliance Appliances and Enamel Reproximation
Volume 50 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2016
(Editor’s Note: The Readers’ Corner is a regular feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Questions are sent periodically to ...
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A New and Improved Indirect Bonding Technique
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 17 : Jan 1999
Most orthodontists will agree that brackets can be positioned more accurately on study casts than directly on teeth in the mouth. Yet as recently as 1996, fewer than 10% of orthodontists routinely use...
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TABLE CLINIC
Volume 3 : Number 12 : Page 664 : Dec 1969
The ideal separator would be painless to the patient, easy to insert by the orthodontist or the patient, separate the teeth adequately, and remain between the teeth until removed by the orthodontist. ...
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CLINICAL AID Relieving Trauma from an Inner Headgear Bow
Volume 8 : Number 4 : Page 224 : Apr 1974
Many Kloehn type face bows are manufactured by joining two sleeves of stainless steel tubing into which the outer and inner bow wires have been centered. 224-jco-img-0.jpgOccasionally, the ends of the...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Bending the Round Wire Intermaxillary Hook
Volume 9 : Number 9 : Page 578 : Sep 1975
This form of round wire intermaxillary hook was designed many years ago to replace the original "cranked-in" Begg hook. While the original hook was simple to bend, it was difficult to crank it in in a...
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Volume 12 : Number 2 : Page 99 : Feb 1978
In my experience, labially impacted upper cuspids were less responsive to movement than palatally impacted cuspids and I could never figure out why. A reasonable explanation is given in the current in...
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A Diet for Orthognathic Surgery Patients
Volume 16 : Number 1 : Page 33 : Jan 1982
I did not realize the complications of eating following orthognathic surgery, until I had a procedure performed on myself. Even though the oral surgeon and orthodontist discussed the problems associat...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 364 : Jul 2003
BRAD W. NEVILLE, DDSDOUGLAS D. DAMM, DDSCARL M. ALLEN, DDS, MSDJERRY E. BOUQUOT, DDS, MSD2nd edition. 864 pages, 850 color illustrations. $95. 2002.W. B. Saunders CompanyThe Curtis CenterIndependence ...
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PEARLS
Measuring the Torque on the Terminal End of an Archwire
Volume 52 : Number 0 : Page 346 : Jun 2018
An orthodontist sometimes needs to add buccal root torque to the finishing archwire to resolve a hanging palatal molar cusp. This Pearl shows how a standard plastic protractor can be modified to precisely determine the amount of torque on the terminal end of the wire.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Understanding Bruxism: Current Knowledge and Practice
Volume 53 : Number 6 : Page 368 : Jun 2019
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LALUQUE, DDS, PhD, EditorDANIEL BROCARD, DDS, PhD, EditorEMMANUEL D’INCAU, DDS, PhD, Editor 184 pages, 179 illustrations. $158. 2018. Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 4350 Chandler Dri...
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PEARLS
Measuring Digital Torque with a Smartphone
Volume 53 : Number 9 : Page 537 : Sep 2019
Smartphones now have built-in features for calculating angles and tilt. The author shows how to attach a ribbon arch plier to a spare phone case to measure the exact amount of torque being added to an archwire, using a free smartphone app.
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