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MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Ransomware: Is Your Practice Protected?
Volume 52 : Number 4 : Page 237 : Apr 2018
Cybercriminals have been targeting small and midsize businesses by infecting their computers with software that locks down the system until the victim pays a ransom. Mr. McGill outlines how to back up your data, train your staff, and create a disaster-recovery plan in case of attack.
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Managing Early Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners
Volume 52 : Number 12 : Page 701 : Dec 2018
Drs. Favero, Volpato, and Favero describe the application of clear aligners to complex interceptive treatment. Two 8-year-old patients in the early mixed dentition illustrate the coordination of aligners with techniques such as serial extraction and transverse expansion.
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Patient Compliance with Removable Clear Aligner Therapy
Volume 52 : Number 12 : Page 710 : Dec 2018
In this retrospective clinical study, Dr. James Crouse reviews the records of 220 patients from his practice to assess their coooperation with aligner wear. Comparisons are tabulated by patient sex and age group, and tips for managing compliance are offered.
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Digital Bracket Placement for Indirect Bonding
Volume 53 : Number 7 : Page 387 : Jul 2019
Dr. Bill Layman describes a procedure that utilizes a digital intraoral scanner and 3D-printed transfer media to improve the accuracy of bracket placement and reduce lab time, while taking advantage of the chairside efficiency of indirect bonding. Includes video.
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Evaluation of Mandibular Position for Splint Therapy Using a Virtual Articulator
Volume 54 : Number 8 : Page 466 : Aug 2020
Digital technology offers an alternative to the traditional articulator and facebow transfer used to confirm condylar stability during stabilization splint treatment. In this virtual mounting method, sequential mandibular positions are evaluated based on superimposition of the initial CBCT data with intraoral scans taken at each visit.
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CASE REPORT
Nonextraction Treatment of Severe Crowding with a Self-Ligating Appliance
Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 765 : Dec 2020
The arch expansion that can be obtained with self-ligating brackets and high-tech archwires can avoid the need for extractions. In this case, transverse development is used to correct extreme lower crowding in an adult patient without adversely affecting his balanced profile.
607.
OVERVIEW
Volume 57 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2023
Hybrid aligner mechanics utilize the advantages of clear aligners while accounting for their limitations in producing certain tooth movements. Drs. Kravitz, Miller, Bowman, and Wilmes review applications of clear aligners in combination with fixed appliances, laboratory-fabricated devices, and various auxiliaries.
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Objective Criteria for Phase I Maxillary Expansion
Volume 58 : Number 4 : Page 236 : Apr 2024
Dr. Tamburrino shows two simple methods of measuring the skeletal transverse dimension. Decision trees are provided for six common scenarios encountered in examinations of young children, as a means of helping the clinician decide whether to initiate or postpone orthopedic expansion.
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CASE REPORT
Rotation of the Maxillomandibular Complex to Enhance Esthetics Using a "Surgery First" Approach
Volume 46 : Number 2 : Page 85 : Feb 2012
Most Class III patients display a combination of maxillary deficiency and mandibular excess.1 In adult patients, treatment of a skeletal Class III malocclusion generally involves comprehensive orthodo...
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Volume 55 : Number 12 : Page 782 : Dec 2021
January, pp. 1-76; February, pp. 77-136; March, pp. 137-196; April, pp. 197-256; May, pp. 257-316; June, pp. 317-376; July, pp. 377-444; August, pp. 445-504; September, pp. 505-580; October, pp. 581-...
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An Introduction to Management Communication
Volume 11 : Number 5 : Page 321 : May 1977
The most precious personal possession that any of us have is our self-image. Each of us has several. For example, I have an image of the kind of father I am to my four daughters. I also have an image ...
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Volume 13 : Number 3 : Page 163 : Mar 1979
Painless Parker Rides Again Throughout history, yesterday's criminals have frequently turned out to be tomorrow's heroes. Mahatma Gandhi, Jomo Kenyatta and Fidel Castro are internationally known examp...
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A Visualized Treatment Objective
Volume 14 : Number 8 : Page 554 : Aug 1980
The Visualized Treatment Objective (V.T.O.) in use at the University of Alabama in Birmingham Department of Orthodontics was devised by Dr. Reed A. Holdaway as a treatment planning method based upon p...
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Results of Class II Functional Appliance Treatment
Volume 16 : Number 9 : Page 587 : Sep 1982
For over half a century the use of Class II functional appliances has been a widely accepted practice throughout much of Europe. The majority of the American orthodontic community has traditionally ca...
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Bass Orthopedic Appliance System, Part 3: Case Management
Volume 21 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1987
Patient Motivation It is important to recognize that the dentofacial features that make up a skeletal Class II malocclusion belong to an individual person. From the initial visit the orthodontist must...
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Volume 21 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1987
Since the advent of cephalometric radiography, orthodontists have focused on the lateral x-ray as their primary source of patient skeletal and dentoalveolar data. However, the frontal (PA) and basilar...
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Improved Patient Tolerance with a Modified Function Regulator
Volume 26 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1992
Orthodontists have disagreed over the years on whether jaw size is immutable and dental crowding is a consequence of failed jaw development, or whether growth can be significantly influenced by treatm...
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Attachment Corrosion and Its Testing
Volume 29 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1995
Orthodontic attachments, starting with the manufacturing process, are exposed to potentially damaging physical and chemical agents, including thermal treatments, oils, casting investments, brazing all...
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CASE REPORT
Surgical-Orthodontic Correction of Long-Face Syndrome
Volume 40 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2006
Long-face syndrome is a vertical facial dysplasia that can be associated with various anteroposterior dental relationships, but is most commonly related to a Class II skeletal discrepancy.1-4 The chie...
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Long-Term Experience with Direct-Bonded Retainers: Update and Clinical Advice
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 728 : Dec 2007
The use of fixed lingual retainers in orthodontics is increasing,1 and the various options now available to the clinician allow more differentiated retention than ever before. Bonded retainers have ad...
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