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Special Considerations for Adult Orthodontics
Volume 10 : Number 7 : Page 535 : Jul 1976
Adult orthodontics is becoming a larger proportion of many practices. We are beginning to see more articles in our literature on subjects such as direct bonding and surgery, aimed at making orthodonti...
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Bisphosphonates and Orthodontics: Clinical Implications
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
While adult patients have been welcome in most orthodontic practices, they present a number of challenges, not all of which are related to malocclusions. For example, the oral administration of bispho...
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Periodontal Plastic Surgery and Orthodontics
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
For many years, periodontal mucogingival surgery was employed only to cover exposed roots with soft-tissue grafting. Today, periodontal plastic surgery is used not only to enhance esthetics in a varie...
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The Insignia System of Customized Orthodontics
Volume 45 : Number 8 : Page 442 : Aug 2011
While technological innovations in photography, scanning, and radiology have greatly improved orthodontic diagnostic procedures,1-5 computerized systems that design orthodontic appliances for individu...
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Surgical Orthodontics: A Case Report
Volume 6 : Number 4 : Page 196 : Apr 1972
The Case The patient was a 32-year-old female, the mother of four boys the oldest of whom was being treated in my office with routine light wire mechanics. Examination of her malocclusion revealed a s...
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Orthodontics in Finland: Government Dental Program
Volume 6 : Number 11 : Page 646 : Nov 1972
646-jco-img-0.jpgDr. Pirkko Tulppala is one of the few Finnish dentists engaged in the full-time private practice of orthodontics. She recently spoke with some degree of uncertainty about the future o...
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Updating the Economic Outlook in Orthodontics--1978
Volume 12 : Number 7 : Page 496 : Jul 1978
In the September 1977 issue of JCO (How to Understand and Deal with the Growing Economic Crisis in Orthodontics), I summarized the economic trends in orthodontics, based on information through 1976, a...
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How Orthodontics is Practiced on Taiwan (Formosa)
Volume 2 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Dec 1968
527-jco-img-0.jpg Dear Dr. Barrer,You have asked me to describe how orthodontics is practiced in Formosa. Actually, there is little to talk about with regard to orthodontics in Formos...
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Preserving the Referral-Source Practice of Orthodontics
Volume 18 : Number 12 : Page 870 : Dec 1984
One of the consequences of the introduction of advertising and various alternate forms of delivery of dental care has been the division of orthodontic care between two groups with two different approa...
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New Frontiers in Orthodontics: Patient Education
Volume 2 : Number 1 : Page 21 : Jan 1968
Motivating parents and patients to orthodontic treatment is not a new idea. Orthodontists for years have given of themselves at the chair to convey the essentials of good oral hygiene, proper elastic ...
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Segmental Lingual Orthodontics in Preprosthetic Cases
Volume 32 : Number 12 : Page 716 : Dec 1998
Segmental lingual orthodontic treatment offers several advantages in preprosthetic cases, including esthetics, efficiency, relatively simple and comfortable mechanics, and, ultimately, the ability to ...
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Fiber-Reinforced Composites in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 39 : Number 12 : Page 710 : Dec 2005
The lingual technique is considered to be one of the most difficult, requiring extended treatment times and often achieving less-than-satisfactory results. First- and third-order tooth movements are c...
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Clinical Uses of Diode Lasers in Orthodontics
Volume 38 : Number 5 : Page 266 : May 2004
Orthodontists have long been challenged by tissue problems that can occur during or after treatment. Until now, their only viable option for the more severe cases has been to refer them to the periodo...
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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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Electrosurgery: An Alternative to Laser Surgery in Orthodontics
Volume 41 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2007
Laser treatment has recently emerged as a useful iaddition to orthodontic practice. The most common applications of lasers in dentistry include gingivectomies, frenectomies, removal of mucocutaneous l...
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Classification of Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics
Volume 57 : Number 6 : Page 353 : Jun 2023
The authors propose a system for identifying the means of placement and precise locations of miniscrews. Guided TADs are positioned using surgical guides; unguided TADs are inserted freehand. Insertion sites are further subdivided into maxillary and mandibular areas.
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Lever-Arm Mechanics in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 601 : Oct 2000
Bodily translation for anterior retraction is achieved either by directly applying a moment and force to an edgewise bracket or by using lever-arm mechanics to change the point of force application so...
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The Tandem Archwire Technique in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 232 : Apr 2013
A single horizontal edgewise slot in a standard-width bracket is generally effective in controlling rotations and tipping.1,2 Biomechanically, because the moment of couple is generated across the brac...
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Gnathological Orientation Splint for Presurgical Orthodontics
Volume 27 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1993
Today's biomechanics make it possible to move teeth directly into their final positions in most cases.1,2 In surgical-orthodontic treatment, however, the teeth have to be moved before surgery into an ...
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The Straight-Wire Concept in Lingual Orthodontics
Volume 35 : Number 1 : Page 46 : Jan 2001
The lingual orthodontic technique of Fujita1-3 uses a mushroom archform because of the morphology of the lingual tooth surfaces.4 We found, however, that if we cut the clinical crowns off a plaster ca...
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