Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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The Mandibular Protraction Appliance No. 3
Volume 32 : Number 6 : Page 379 : Jun 1998
The Mandibular Protraction Appliances have proven reliable and efficient in the correction of various aspects of Class II malocclusions, including overjet, overbite, midline shift, spacing, and molar ...
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A Precise and Predictable Laboratory Procedure for Indirect Bonding
Volume 34 : Number 12 : Page 702 : Dec 2000
Indirect bonding seems to be gaining more widespread acceptance among orthodontists, due to improvements in bracket base design, adhesive technology, and transfer tray materials.1-5 The latest bracke...
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The Distal Jet Simplified and Updated
Volume 36 : Number 10 : Page 586 : Oct 2002
Since we introduced the Distal Jet* to the profession more than six years ago, it has achieved worldwide acceptance as an esthetic fixed appliance that can produce consistently reliable distal molar ...
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A Modified Pendulum Appliance for Anterior Anchorage Control
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 352 : Jul 2003
Some orthodontists have reported a loss of anterior anchorage with the Hilgers Pendulum* appliance--in other words, a protrusion or proclination of the incisors during molar distalization. Two cases w...
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Direct Bonding Metal Brackets with the Concise Enamel Bond System
Volume 11 : Number 7 : Page 473 : Jul 1977
Adhesive SystemConcise is a composite resin widely used for Class III, IV and V restorations, crown buildups, etc. both by itself and, increasingly, in conjunction with the acid etch technique and Ena...
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Volume 22 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1988
The most valuable use of axiography is in the early detection of subclinical discopathies and factors capable of causing dysfunction. It provides data necessary to substantiate other clinical findings...
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The Horseshoe Jet for Miniscrew-Supported Molar Distalization
Volume 52 : Number 4 : Page 196 : Apr 2018
This versatile modification of the Distal Jet relies on skeletal anchorage to avoid unwanted reciprocal forces. After molar distalization, the self-limiting appliance converts to a palatal holding arch. Dr. Jay Bowman illustrates a variety of clinical applications, including a combination with AcceleDent.
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Volume 35 : Number 7 : Page 429 : Jul 2001
Before getting too involved in the many ways to establish a fair price to pay for a practice--or the fair price for selling a practice--let us examine the elements that determine the value of a practi...
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Volume 3 : Number 9 : Page 486 : Sep 1969
"I just don't understand it," I said. "I don't understand why some of my x-ray films are so bad. They were all done with the same machine, with the same settings, with the same batches of film, with i...
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Modular 3D Lingual Appliances, Part 3: Palatal Arch and Sectional Arch
Volume 18 : Number 1 : Page 50 : Jan 1984
The 3D Palatal Arch (Fig. 24) is another advanced design modular appliance with multipurpose functions. Although the palatal arch concept is not new to the experienced orthodontist, the 3D Palatal Arc...
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Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisor Treatment
Volume 19 : Number 4 : Page 258 : Apr 1985
When treating patients with congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors, the orthodontist must decide whether to close the spaces or open them and place fixed bridges. Several authors have suggest...
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A Reassessment of Space Requirements for Lower Arch Leveling
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
The curve of Spee is frequently included in the assessment of lower arch length. It is widely accepted that leveling the lower arch, when there is an excessive curve of Spee, increases arch length req...
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Bass Orthopedic Appliance System, Part 1: Design and Construction
Volume 21 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1987
The increased control over tooth positions made possible by advances in edgewise mechanics has not increased the orthodontist's ability to alter facial growth patterns. In a skeletal Class II case wit...
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Volume 23 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1989
The Bass removable orthopedic appliance system1-4 (Fig. 1) can be used in growing patients with skeletal Class II malocclusions to optimize facial appearance and to rapidly and effectively correct the...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Protraction/Retraction Devices and Scheduling
Volume 38 : Number 1 : Page 31 : Jan 2004
Do you use a maxillary protraction device and, if so, how do you diagnose the need for it? Ninety-six percent of the respondents reported that they used maxillary protraction appliances. Only two clin...
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Tooth Movement with Essix Mounding
Volume 38 : Number 8 : Page 435 : Aug 2004
The Essix* system of tooth-moving mechanics is based on the philosophy that the orthodontist should have enough control over a case to make in-course corrections at the chair throughout treatment.1-3 ...
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The Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device
Volume 40 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2006
Devices commonly used for the correction of Class II malocclusions can be classified as extraoral (headgear), intra-arch, or interarch. The intra-arch devices are either removable (Cetlin or sagittal ...
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OVERVIEW Guidelines for Contemporary Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 41 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2007
Air-rotor stripping (ARS) was first described more than 20 years ago in this journal as an alternative to extraction or expansion in borderline cases.1 Since then, further studies have indicated that ...
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Esthetic Class II Treatment with the Beneslider and Aligners
Volume 46 : Number 7 : Page 390 : Jul 2012
Maxillary molar distalization is a common treatment method for dental Class II patients with excessive overjet, anterior crowding, or both. Given the unpopularity of headgear among patients,1,2 clinic...
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Volume 8 : Number 3 : Page 149 : Mar 1974
Since its development by the late Dr. Spencer R. Atkinson in 1928, the Universal Appliance has undergone periodic refinements without losing its essential characteristics. The modifications that have ...
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