Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
3701.
CASE REPORT
Facilitation of Midline Correction with a Premolar Extraction Sequence
Volume 35 : Number 1 : Page 13 : Jan 2001
The following case demonstrates how a well-planned sequence of extractions can facilitate the treatment of midline discrepancies without adverse side effects.1-4 Diagnosis A 16-year-old male presen...
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Asymmetric Distalization with a TMA Transpalatal Arch
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 174 : Mar 2001
Many devices have been developed for distalizing the maxillary molars in Class II cases without requiring additional patient cooperation. These include repelling magnets,1-4 stainless steel5-7 and ni...
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Relapse and the Need for Permanent Fixed Retention
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 723 : Dec 2001
My practice recently identified 100 adults who had all been treated by orthodontic specialists at least seven years earlier. Most of these adults were parents of children being brought in for treatmen...
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Permanent Retainer Activation with the Self-Activated Loop System
Volume 36 : Number 7 : Page 413 : Jul 2002
Conventional retainers with stainless steel labial bows require periodic tightening to maintain their activation. Without these adjustments, the activation loops at each end of the labial bow graduall...
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CASE REPORT
Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 13 : Jan 2003
Distraction osteogenesis can be used to lengthen the ramus and the body of the mandible, as well as for alveolar ridge augmentation.1-12 It can protract the maxilla or, if necessary, the entire midfac...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Ten Steps of Protect Your Practice When Firing an Employee
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 375 : Jul 2003
Hiring and firing employees is a fact of life for any business, including orthodontic practices. Hiring smartly and firing well reduces costs, not only financially, but emotionally. By using time-test...
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CASE REPORT
Early Lightwire Treatment of Bilateral Impacted Mandibular Cuspids
Volume 37 : Number 11 : Page 627 : Nov 2003
This article shows a patient with ectopic cuspids treated early with the lightwire technique and uncontrolled forces and finished with bidimensional edgewise appliances. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan A...
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A New Device for Surgical Splint Construction
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 367 : Jul 2004
Dentoalveolar compensations that can occur as a result of skeletal jaw dysplasia include changes in the cant or vertical level of the occlusal plane. Generally, the more severe the skeletal discrepanc...
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Use of Bonded Power Arms in Cases with Missing Upper Lateral Incisors
Volume 38 : Number 10 : Page 539 : Oct 2004
There are two basic options for treating patients with missing maxillary lateral incisors. The first is to close the spaces and substitute the canines for the lateral incisors; the second is to redist...
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Late-Forming Supernumerary Teeth
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 656 : Dec 2004
Supernumerary teeth can occur in both arches, in either the deciduous or the permanent dentition.1-3 The majority are found in the mandibular arch and in male patients, and the premolars are the teeth...
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Jaw Movement Recordings in Cases of Open Bite with Tongue Thrust
Volume 39 : Number 6 : Page 354 : Jun 2005
Recordings of jaw movements can be effective tools in assessing temporomandibular dysfunction.1-6 In normal function, jaw movements show a straight opening-closing path and a symmetrical border path (...
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The Greenfield Lingual Distalizer
Volume 39 : Number 9 : Page 548 : Sep 2005
The Greenfield Molar Distalizer (GMD), introduced in March 1995,1 is a fixed appliance with buccal and lingual pistons on each side (Fig. 1). Placing the pistons at the gingival level reduces the dist...
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Correction of a Canted Lower Incisal Plane
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
A cant of the mandibular incisal plane can be difficult to recognize in a patient with a unilateral skeletal crossbite due to a lateral CO-CR shift, especially if the patient has an impinging deep bit...
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CASE REPORT
Correction of an Asymmetrical Class II Malocclusion Using Predictable Force Systems
Volume 41 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2007
Asymmetrical malocclusions can be caused by a number of skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue factors.1-3 If the etiology is mainly dental, the asymmetry may have developed from abnormal dental eruption, ...
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Correction of Anterior Crossbite Using Occlusal Build-Ups
Volume 41 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2007
Many methods have been used to correct anterior crossbites,1-6 including palatal expanders and removable, fixed, and orthopedic appliances.7-14 When an anterior crossbite needs to be corrected in the ...
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Correction of Palatally Displaced Maxillary Lateral Incisors Using a Tube System
Volume 42 : Number 8 : Page 461 : Aug 2008
In young patients with severe maxillary crowding, the buds of the permanent lateral incisors are often in crossbite with the adjacent teeth. If insufficient space is available for these incisors to er...
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CASE REPORT
A Simple Method for Aligning Retroclined or Ectopic Teeth
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 171 : Mar 2010
Tying severely retroclined lateral incisors or ectopic teeth into the main archwire can be both difficult and problematic.1 First, the forces used to create space in the arch can oppose those needed t...
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Clinical Application of the Essix III Corrector
Volume 44 : Number 5 : Page 331 : May 2010
Various appliances have been designed to reestablish anterior functional guidance in treatment of pseudo-Class III malocclusion.1-4 The first step is to eliminate prematurities that cause the forward ...
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Evaluation of Facial Asymmetry with Three-Dimensional Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Volume 45 : Number 2 : Page 112 : Feb 2011
Orthognathic surgery and temporary anchorage devices can now correct malocclusions that were once considered untreatable.1 To make a differential diagnosis between orthodontic and surgical approaches,...
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Microabrasion Technique for Treatment of Demineralization after Debonding
Volume 46 : Number 12 : Page 734 : Dec 2012
For orthodontic patients with fixed appliances, cleaning around bands and brackets is a complicated task that is made more difficult by the presence of archwires, auxiliaries, and elastics. Deminerali...
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