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Lingual Orthodontics Redefined with Automation and Friction-Free Mechanics
Volume 53 : Number 4 : Page 214 : Apr 2019
The INBRACE system simplifies lingual bracket design by using zero prescription and building full three-dimensional customization into the archwires, as explained by Dr. Hongsheng Tong and colleagues. The automated system relies on nonsliding, friction-free mechanics to move teeth with light, continuous forces.
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Volume 3 : Number 8 : Page 426 : Aug 1969
Lower anterior extraction Q When, if ever, is it justifiable to extract a mandibular central or lateral in orthodontic treatment? A Our consultants are as divided as the rest of the profession on this...
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Volume 19 : Number 5 : Page 372 : May 1985
An effective letter system can be a good adjunct to building patient rapport and reinforcing a positive image of your practice. Written communications are effective because they are tangible. Letters ...
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Root Realignment in Furcation-Involved Teeth
Volume 19 : Number 7 : Page 490 : Jul 1985
Bifurcation and trifurcation involvement of multirooted teeth is a serious complication. Although many molars with furcation involvement remain healthy and function without pain for many years,11 a va...
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Volume 20 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1986
Topic include arch expansion and divorced parents.1. What appliance do you use for rapid palatal expansion? What is your usual treatment regimen (adjustment amount and frequency, duration, retention, ...
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Volume 24 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1990
In a recent JCO survey, readers were asked to name the issues in orthodontics today of great concern to them. No choices or limitations were given; the orthodontists responded in their own words with ...
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An Accurate, Inexpensive Headgear Timer
Volume 25 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1991
Lack of patient cooperation can ruin the best treatment planning and mechanics.1-5 To promote and measure compliance with extraoral traction,6 a timing headgear was developed by the Aledyne Corporatio...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
A Farewell to SymmetryThis past winter a huge storm of a scope greater than the blizzard of 1888 lashed the entire East Coast of the United States with cyclonic winds and buried it under mountains of ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Can We Manage Without Managed Health Care?
Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1994
Can We Manage Without Managed Health Care? Proponents of national universal health-care schemes point out that the United States is the only nation in the Western world that does not have such a progr...
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Use of Finite Element Analysis in Assessing Stress Distribution During Debonding
Volume 29 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1995
Bonding and debonding procedures have many variables,1,2 which has made this a fertile area for research. One area that has not been extensively investigated, however, is the development of visual str...
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Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 241 : Apr 1998
During the past 20 years, the provision of dental care in the United States has changed, partly due to a decline in dental caries and an increase in the number of dentists.1 More general dentists and ...
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Volume 32 : Number 5 : Page 318 : May 1998
The maturation of deglutition starts early in a child's life and sometimes ends only with the eruption of the permanent dentition. Bilabial contact is important during both rest and deglutition in mai...
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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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Passive Mandibular Expansion: Individualizing Archform
Volume 34 : Number 8 : Page 461 : Aug 2000
The human dental archform, which has been studied and analyzed for decades,1-10 may be the most important factor in determining the stability of orthodontic treatment. Therefore, any diagnosis should...
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Unlocking the Malocclusion with a Semifixed Bite Plate
Volume 35 : Number 9 : Page 544 : Sep 2001
Vertical control is one of orthodontists' top priorities during treatment. In cases with deficient lower facial height and a strong musculature, however, it is sometimes impossible to bond the mandib...
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Implant Site Development by Orthodontic Extrusion of Teeth with Poor Prognosis
Volume 37 : Number 6 : Page 307 : Jun 2003
The forced eruption technique was developed by Ingber for treatment of one-wall and two-wall bony pockets that were difficult to handle with periodontal therapy alone.1 When tension is applied to the ...
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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 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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CASE REPORT
Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Volume 39 : Number 7 : Page 435 : Jul 2005
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by either partial or total deficiency of insulin or by a resistance to that hormone, leading to an increase in blood glucose levels and subseque...
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An Improved Version of the Integrated Herbst Appliance
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 190 : Mar 2010
In 1997, we described the integration of a Herbst appliance* with conventional upper and lower fixed appliances.1 A lower auxiliary archwire with the Herbst pistons attached was used to distribute the...
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