Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
3681.
A Hygienic Appliance for Rapid Expansion
Volume 2 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1968
It is generally believed that orthodontic forces affect the alveolar process only. Rapid palatal expansion as re-introduced by Haas1, is a significant advance in maxillary orthopedics. It opens the ...
3682.
Three-Dimensional Control of Molars in Light Wire Technique with Auxiliary Springs
Volume 3 : Number 6 : Page 307 : Jun 1969
Displacement of molars in light wire technique is not uncommon. Despite the application of the usual tip-back, offset, and lingual bends, it seems to be a universal complaint of light wire devotees. I...
3683.
Volume 5 : Number 3 : Page 170 : Mar 1971
Management Hints--Intra-Office CommunicationCommunication is the key to a smoothly functioning office where the status of each patient is constantly monitored and any communication concerning a patien...
3684.
A Canine Retraction Auxiliary to Be Used with Broussard Brackets
Volume 6 : Number 3 : Page 157 : Mar 1972
Canine retraction is an integral part of many orthodontic treatment procedures, and considerable emphasis has been placed on those mechanisms which are used to accomplish it. Some move the canine dist...
3685.
Volume 7 : Number 1 : Page 17 : Jan 1973
Group practice may be a mechanism which, when properly used, can preserve a private enterprise system in the professions by offering an alternative to socialization. This can be done if private profes...
3686.
Unlocking Impacted Lower Molars with Direct Bonding
Volume 8 : Number 4 : Page 205 : Apr 1974
Technics for freeing impacted lower molars have included the use of separating wires, lingual arches with accessory springs, removable appliances, and the placement of precision pins into the locked t...
3687.
Volume 9 : Number 4 : Page 187 : Apr 1975
Fireproof filing cabinets are a unique form of insurance and should be standard equipment in every orthodontic office. A reason for any insurance is to safeguard against a loss that one does not want ...
3688.
Volume 11 : Number 3 : Page 199 : Mar 1977
Most orthodontic offices prepare appointment schedules with no regard for matching the doctor's time for each treatment procedure to the chair time needed. Adding this dimension to time planning can a...
3689.
Volume 15 : Number 4 : Page 279 : Apr 1981
Temporomandibular joint problems are more often caused by muscle spasms resulting from occlusal interferences than any other single cause. One of the accepted treatment procedures has been occlusal eq...
3690.
Volume 16 : Number 4 : Page 269 : Apr 1982
Variation in the relationships of tooth sizes in the upper and lower jaws, in the angulations of the facial surfaces of the teeth, and in the relationships, sizes, and inclinations of the apical bases...
3691.
Volume 17 : Number 8 : Page 529 : Aug 1983
Since the mid-1970s, many improvements have been made in indirect bonding technique, including better bracket design, better adhesive systems, and a number of useful additions to both the laboratory a...
3692.
CASE REPORT
The Modified Harvold Activator
Volume 18 : Number 9 : Page 650 : Sep 1984
Although the effectiveness of functional appliances in changing the skeletal growth pattern is still subject to much debate, we find the activator to be successful in treating mild Class II discrepanc...
3693.
Effects of Enamel Etching Time on Bond Strength and Morphology
Volume 19 : Number 1 : Page 36 : Jan 1985
One-minute conditioning of enamel has become standard practice in bonding technique. A clear trend is emerging that suggests the time of acid conditioning in bonding procedures can be reduced, to redu...
3694.
Volume 19 : Number 2 : Page 128 : Feb 1985
A high percentage of young children with severe overjet and overbite suffer fractured maxillary incisors, making it important to act at an early age--6-9 years--in such cases to try to avoid the probl...
3695.
Volume 20 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1986
The Porta-Stat, a portable cephalometric and arthrometric cephalostat, was designed to take standardized craniofacial and TMJ x-rays of infants and infirm patients in the clinician's office, the opera...
3696.
CASE REPORT
Distalization of Molars with Repelling Magnets
Volume 22 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1988
Class II malocclusions, which are the most numerous among orthodontic cases,1 can be resolved by several procedures. One involves the distal movement of the maxillary molars to establish Class I molar...
3697.
Psychological Aspects of Prolonged Thumbsucking Habits
Volume 22 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1988
Dental deformities and malocclusions are often caused by prolonged finger- or thumbsucking. This behavior has historically been explained by either a psychoanalytical or a behavioristic approach.1-14 ...
3698.
Direct Bonding with Glass Ionomer Cement
Volume 24 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1990
Fluoride-releasing composite resins have recently been introduced for direct bonding, in an effort to reduce the possibility of decalcification during orthodontic treatment. However, these resins rely...
3699.
A Sliding Bridge Appliance for Space Closure
Volume 25 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1991
The distance between abutments--bridge span--has an important influence on the durability of fixed prostheses. Loading of the abutment and the bridge is more than proportional to the bridge length.1 T...
3700.
A New Instrument for Debonding Clean-Up
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
Failure to remove all composite from enamel surfaces after debonding will result in "flat spots" that do not reflect light to the same degree as the surrounding enamel, or in composite ledges that can...
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