Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Comparison of Tooth Movements Using Friction-Free and Preadjusted Edgewise Bracket Systems
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1996
With a conventional edgewise bracket, the ligature presses the archwire against the bracket slot, creating friction that can impede sliding mechanics, even when small, round archwires are used. With t...
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Bonded Acrylic Lingual Biteplanes
Volume 32 : Number 5 : Page 311 : May 1998
Since the early 1980s, when Kurz and the Ormco Lingual Task Force described the use of lingual brackets with built-in biteplanes to open the bite,1 I have been using this same principle in a labial ed...
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Shear Bond Strengths of Chemically and Light-Cured Resin-Modified Ionomers
Volume 32 : Number 7 : Page 423 : Jul 1998
Despite the widespread usage and highly predictable results of composite resins in bonding to acid-etched enamel, these adhesives have a high degree of technique sensitivity, beginning with the need t...
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Volume 32 : Number 10 : Page 611 : Oct 1998
This paper will introduce a method of treatment for Class II malocclusions that requires but a single phase of mechanics and reduces reliance upon patient compliance for consistent and predictable cas...
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The First Class Appliance for Rapid Molar Distalization
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 322 : Jun 1999
When the choice is made to treat a Class II case on a nonextraction basis, or with the extraction of maxillary second molars, then distalization of the maxillary first molars is often the first step ...
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The Role of Occlusal Forces in Open-Bite Treatment
Volume 34 : Number 1 : Page 23 : Jan 2000
Occlusal forces have acquired a bad name in dentistry. Obviously, clenching, grinding, and other such abnormal activities can lead to TMJ disorders, headaches, and attrition of the teeth.1,2 Normal oc...
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Eruption of Impacted Canines with an Australian Helical Archwire
Volume 34 : Number 9 : Page 538 : Sep 2000
Various methods have been proposed to bring impacted canines into the arch after surgical exposure.1-8 Elastic force modules have the disadvantages of rapid force decay and the need for stiff main ar...
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An Expedited Indirect Bonding Technique
Volume 35 : Number 1 : Page 36 : Jan 2001
Three new products can greatly expedite light-cured indirect bonding: 1. Quick Cure*--a composite adhesive with a photoinitiator catalyst that is highly sensitive to a broader range of blue light tha...
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The Crown Bracket Bonding System
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 106 : Feb 2001
Crown tip and the vertical position of the teeth in relation to the lips are important elements of the esthetic results achieved by orthodontic treatment.1,2 Crown angulation, in turn, depends on prop...
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Effects of the Pendulum Appliance on the Dentofacial Complex
Volume 35 : Number 4 : Page 254 : Apr 2001
With the recent trend toward nonextraction treatment, many appliances have been advocated for maxillary molar distalization.1-20 Although the Pendulum appliance as described by Hilgers10 is one of the...
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Effects of Various Stripping Techniques on Surface Enamel
Volume 35 : Number 11 : Page 691 : Nov 2001
A great deal of clinical evidence and reported data suggest that the burs used to reduce interproximal enamel create furrows and scratches that can lead to carious lesions, periodontal disease, and o...
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Simplified Anterior Crossbite Correction Using a Bonded Compomer Biteplane
Volume 36 : Number 6 : Page 356 : Jun 2002
Various methods of correcting anterior dental crossbite in the primary or permanent dentition have been proposed.1,2 One of the easiest, the cemented reverse stainless steel crown form, has drawbacks ...
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Functional Appliance Treatment of Severe Class II Malocclusion in the Early Mixed Dentition
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2003
The objectives of early orthodontic intervention are to correct obvious problems and to intercept developing problems and prevent them from becoming worse.1,2 Class II malocclusions with more than 6mm...
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Early Orthopedic Class III Treatment with a Modified Tandem Appliance
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 218 : Apr 2003
Growing patients with dentofacial deformities characterized by either a midfacial deficiency or true mandibular prognathism are perhaps the most challenging cases for the clinician to manage. In patie...
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Volume 37 : Number 5 : Page 260 : May 2003
The introduction of bonding has made it possible to attain more precise results in active orthodontic treatment than when bands were used. For instance, interdental spaces do not have to be closed aft...
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CASE REPORT
Crozat Appliance Treatment of Buccal Crossbite
Volume 37 : Number 6 : Page 329 : Jun 2003
Expansion of the lower canine region after eruption of the permanent canines has long been considered unstable without permanent retention.1 Nevertheless, various non-invasive methods of mandibular ex...
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A New Device for Forced Eruption of Palatally Impacted Canines
Volume 38 : Number 6 : Page 342 : Jun 2004
Many techniques have been proposed for moving a palatally impacted canine into the arch following surgical exposure.1-6 Direct bonding of an eyelet and traction with a stainless steel ligature is rela...
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Lower Molar Distalization with the Unilateral Frozat Appliance
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 646 : Dec 2004
Other than the third molars and maxillary canines, the mandibular second premolars have the highest percentage of impaction. One of the major causes is early extraction of the deciduous predecessor, w...
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A New Nickel Titanium Rapid Maxillary Expansion Screw
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 677 : Dec 2004
Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is often used in patients who have severe transverse maxillary deficiencies combined with crossbites,1 in patients with small apical bases, and to resolve minor crowdin...
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An Oral Screen for Early Intervention in Lower-Lip-Sucking Habits
Volume 39 : Number 2 : Page 97 : Feb 2005
Oral habits such as finger and lip sucking, nail biting, bruxism, and tongue thrusting may be part of normal child development, but may also be symptoms of deep-rooted neuroses or abnormal facial grow...
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