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Quality in Orthodontic Practice
Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
Quality has become the buzzword of the '90s. Interest in it was stimulated in the United States with the establishment by Congress of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1987. Its purpose i...
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Essix Appliances: Minor Tooth Movement with Divots and Windows
Volume 28 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1994
Essix retainers are clear, thin cuspid-to-cuspid appliances that snap into place and are retained, without clasps, by the many natural undercuts gingival to the anterior contact points (Fig. 1). They ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 31 : Number 8 : Page 483 : Aug 1997
When a new technology arrives, hardly anyone accurately forecasts how or in what forms it will ultimately benefit us. This is usually because people view the promise of anything new through the prism ...
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CASE REPORT
Four-Premolar Extraction Treatment with Invisalign
Volume 40 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2006
Orthodontic treatment with the Invisalign* system has become more refined and complex over the past several years, thanks to the constant review and critique of treated cases by Align Technology and b...
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Effectiveness of a Compliance Indicator for Clear Aligners
Volume 43 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2009
Patient compliance is crucial in orthodontic treatment involving removable appliances. This is especially true for adult patients, who have No growth remaining to help compensate for poor cooperation....
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Upper-Incisor Root Control with Invisalign Appliances
Volume 47 : Number 6 : Page 346 : Jun 2013
In defining the ideal orthodontic appliance, Proffit wrote that it "must meet certain basic design criteria: it (1) should not interfere with function; (2) should cause no harm to the oral tissues or ...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Invisalign Treatment Accelerated by Photobiomodulation
Volume 50 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2016
This month's Cutting Edge article describes accelerated orthodontic treatment using photobiomodulation (PBM), a low-level light therapy that has been shown to accelerate bone and connective-tissue metabolism for wound healing in medicine. One commercially available PBM device, OrthoPulse, uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that produce 850 nanometers of light (very near the infrared spectrum), offering a safer mode of treatment than with laser light.
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Volume 51 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2017
The popularity of clear aligners has grown rapidly over the past two decades due to the demand for an esthetic and comfortable alternative to conventional fixed appliances. The effectiveness of aligner treatment, however, is still up for debate. A systematic review by Rossini and colleagues, focused on the predictability of orthodontic tooth movement with aligners, found only 11 articles meeting the inclusion criteria. Among all the tooth movements covered in this study, the most predictable was bodily distalization.
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Incorporating Three-Dimensional Printing in Orthodontics
Volume 52 : Number 1 : Page 28 : Jan 2018
A fully digital office laboratory can improve patient comfort while reducing the number of appliance-delivery appointments and enhancing practice efficiency. Drs. Groth, Kravitz, and Shirck review space requirements, workflow, digital case submission, and scheduling protocols for appliance delivery.
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THE CUTTING EDGE
A Fully Digital Workflow for PEEK Fixed Retainers
Volume 55 : Number 4 : Page 249 : Apr 2021
The authors describe how a biocompatible material called polyetheretherketone can be used to make an upper or lower lingual retainer by means of a completely digital workflow, with fabrication from either a milling machine or a three-dimensional printer.
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Digital Planning for Gingival Recontouring after Clear Aligner Treatment
Volume 58 : Number 5 : Page 304 : May 2024
Gingival recontouring is often required to achieve optimal smile esthetics. Dr. Pinter presents a streamlined digital method to determine whether gingivectomy is needed after clear aligner therapy, and she illustrates how to perform it in the office.
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THE CUTTING EDGE
Volume 59 : Number 9 : Page 580 : Sep 2025
Drs. Abd-El-Ghafour and Hegab offer a fully digital workflow for nasoalveolar molding for patients with cleft lip and palate. This approach enables treatment to be completed in as few as three office visits, reducing the burden on patients and parents during the neonatal period.
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Modified Alt-RAMEC Treatment of Class III Malocclusion in Young Patients with Down Syndrome
Volume 49 : Number 2 : Page 113 : Feb 2015
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, occurring once in every 600 births.1 It is characterized by some degree of cognitive disability and b...
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CASE REPORT
Volume 51 : Number 11 : Page 719 : Nov 2017
This report illustrates how anterior open bite can be corrected in a Class II case by combining upper lingual and lower labial brackets with miniscrew anchorage to achieve intrusion of the maxillary posterior teeth and consequent counterclockwise mandibular rotation.
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Clinical Management of the Herbst Occlusal Hinge Appliance
Volume 38 : Number 11 : Page 590 : Nov 2004
Variations of the Herbst* appliance1,2 fall into two basic categories: fixed and removable. Studies have found similar clinical results, although the fixed appliances seem to produce a slightly greate...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 24 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1990
The importance of a good lighting environment is evident in the statistic that 85 percent of the information we acquire is visual. 1 Three factors must be considered in any discussion of orthodontic o...
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Lingual Orthodontics: A Status Report, Part 7B: Case Reports--Extraction
Volume 17 : Number 7 : Page 464 : Jul 1983
This article presents two extraction cases treated with a lingual approach. Case 3 represents a suitable example for a beginning lingual extraction case. Case 4 is a much more difficult extraction cas...
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Maxillary Protraction Therapy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Volume 25 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1991
Orthodontic treatment alone is not always sufficient for patients who need maxillary protraction therapy. The chances of success depend on four areas: 1. The relationship of the maxilla to the mandibl...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Bite Jumping and Green Practices
Volume 44 : Number 6 : Page 389 : Jun 2010
(Editor's Note: The Readers Corner is a quarterly feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Pairs of questions are mailed peri...
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Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 789 : Dec 2020
January, pp. 1-60; February, pp. 61-128; March, pp. 129-188; April, pp. 189-256; May, pp. 257-316; June, pp. 317-376; July, pp. 377-436; August, pp. 437-504; September, pp. 505-572; October, pp. 573-6...
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