Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Bridge Technique for Pre-Prosthodontic Management of Wide Spaces
Volume 53 : Number 1 : Page 16 : Jan 2019
Drs. Wilmes, Schumann, and Drescher developed this technique to facilitate lower molar mesialization in a patient with more than one missing tooth. A mini-implant of intermediate size serves as a pier to stabilize the archwire and provide anchorage control.
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A New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of TMD in Growing Patients
Volume 55 : Number 9 : Page 536 : Sep 2021
The effects of TMD are generally interrelated with those of a developing skeletal malocclusion. Dr. Verulkar and colleagues show how to use AutoCAD software to evaluate condylar position before, during, and after treatment by means of a Gelb 4/7 grid superimposed on sectional TMJ views.
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Noninvasive Management of Severe Vertical Skeletal Dysplasia
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 633 : Nov 2022
Skeletal anchorage now provides a nonsurgical option for resolving a combination of open-bite malocclusion with vertical maxillary excess. Dr. Chamberland describes a double-arch molar intrusion method using palatal and buccal miniscrews. Two cases of nongrowing patients are presented to illustrate the technique.
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The iMolar System and Clear Aligners in Adult Class II Patients
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 2023
The iMolar system consists of a base anchored by two palatal miniscrews and attached to nickel titanium wires with crimpable stops. As Dr. Riatti and colleagues show, it can be activated and modified for molar distalization while clear aligners are performing dental alignment.
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CASE REPORT
Early Management of an Edge-to-Edge Incisor Occlusion
Volume 57 : Number 6 : Page 20230601 : Jun 2023
Interception of an edge-to-edge incisor relationship in the mixed dentition can prevent the development of many dental and skeletal abnormalities. This young patient benefited from a short course of orthodontic treatment that avoided the need for surgery while preserving the permanent dentition.
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Protocol for the Invisalign Palatal Expander
Volume 58 : Number 12 : Page 725 : Dec 2024
The Invisalign Palatal Expander, a series of staged, removable maxillary expanders directly printed from Nylon 12, recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Nicozisis explains how to prescribe and implement this new treatment system.
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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
Volume 59 : Number 2 : Page 109 : Feb 2025
In this monthly column, Contributing Editors Gayle Glenn, DDS, MSD, and Shawn L. Miller, DMD, MMSc, present a case to challenge your diagnostic and treatment-planning skills. The initial records for t...
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DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE #1
Volume 58 : Number 12 : Page 778 : Dec 2024
The second part of the first installment of a new JCO department, where we present the initial records for a case and ask how it should be treated. This part features a full discussion of how the case was treated.
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Fixed Biteplanes for Treatment of Deep Bite
Volume 30 : Number 5 : Page 283 : May 1996
Bite-opening procedures are usually instituted early in treatment, both to maximize patient cooperation and to allow anteroposterior tooth movements that might otherwise be hindered by the deep bite. ...
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A Practical Approach to the Tongue Thrust Problem
Volume 2 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1968
Orthodontists are aware that habits must be eliminated, preferably before instituting mechanotherapy. A practical approach to the tongue thrust problem, which has proven most effective in my practice,...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 5 : Number 2 : Page 82 : Feb 1971
1. Trimming Unless models are trimmed in a standard way, there is no real basis for comparison and especially no judgment about what happened to the inclination of the upper anterior teeth in treatmen...
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Volume 15 : Number 1 : Page 68 : Jan 1981
In their present design, positioners are not very comfortable. The result is that many patients do not wear positioners as prescribed, and teeth are not retained well nor improved in position. Many or...
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CLINICAL AID
Elastomeric Ligature Dispensers
Volume 26 : Number 4 : Page 238 : Apr 1992
Elastomeric ligatures represent a cross-contamination problem that many orthodontists have yet to address. One proposed solution is to cut canes of ligatures into individual patient segments of 10 to ...
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Pain-Free Debonding with Occlusal Rim Wax
Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1994
Orthodontists have tried several techniques to mitigate the pain associated with debonding. It is axiomatic that the better stabilized the teeth are, the better they are able to resist the torsional d...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 14 : Jan 1996
Clinicians often find it difficult to estimate the lengths of wire needed for archwires--particularly when using initial or multistranded wires, which may require extra length to engage severely malal...
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Simple, Quick, and Inexpensive Maxillary Molar Anchorage
Volume 32 : Number 1 : Page 24 : Jan 1998
The preservation of maxillary molar anchorage, either after molar distalization or as an adjunct to bicuspid extraction therapy, remains one of orthodontists' most persistent and troubling technical p...
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Fixed Active Retainer for Minor Anterior Tooth Movement
Volume 34 : Number 1 : Page 48 : Jan 2000
Orthodontists are often required to treat simple malocclusions involving only rotations and crowding of the anterior teeth, due to either normal physiological development or relapse of earlier treat...
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BOOK REVIEWS
A Color Atlas of Orofacial Health & Disease in Children and Adolescents
Volume 36 : Number 8 : Page 460 : Aug 2002
CRISPIAN SCULLY, CBE, MD, PHD, MDS, MRCS, FDS RCS, FDS RCSE, FDS RCPS, FFD RCSI, FRCPath, FMedSciRICHARD WELBURY, PHD, MB BS, FDS RCS, FDS RCPSCATHERINE FLAITZ, DDS, MSOSLEI PAES de ALMEIDA, PHD, DDS2...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Endodontics: Problem-Solving in Clinical Practice
Volume 36 : Number 10 : Page 585 : Oct 2002
T.R. PITT FORD, BDS, PHD, FDS RCPSJ.S. RHODES, BDS, MSC, MRD RCS, MFGDPH.E. PITT FORD, FDS RCS207 pages. $99.95. 2002.Martin Dunitz, London; distributed by Thieme New York333 Seventh Ave.New York, NY...
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The Hybrid Core System for Indirect Bonding
Volume 37 : Number 3 : Page 160 : Mar 2003
No matter which indirect bonding method one chooses, the precise transfer of the bracket from the plaster cast to the patient's tooth is the critical factor.1,2 We have long used silicone to make indi...
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