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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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The Twenty-Minute Full Strapup
Volume 10 : Number 10 : Page 764 : Oct 1976
In three previous articles, the authors described in detail a revolutionary indirect bonding technique. In each succeeding paper, major advances were presented. Despite a high rate of success, our goa...
623.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 20 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1986
Back to the FutureHad orthodontists been able to read Peter Drucker's latest book, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 20 years ago, they would not have been surprised by the so-called innovations we are...
624.
TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Direct Bonding with Light-Cured Adhesives
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
The relatively recent development of light-cured adhesives for direct bonding of orthodontic brackets offers a number of significant advantages over self-curing and chemical bonding systems: Unlimited...
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Indirect-Bonded Nance Appliance
Volume 28 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1994
Nance appliances are widely used to hold posterior teeth in fixed positions1-3 by increasing anchorage and minimizing vertical eruption.4 Although previously described designs have been banded,5-9 we ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Self-Organization as Practice Management
Volume 32 : Number 7 : Page 405 : Jul 1998
The business and professional fields have been through so many management fads, it begins to appear that we are willing victims of a sect of management gurus who make a living writing variations on a ...
627.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2009
Cephalometrics has been the diagnostic workhorse of the orthodontic profession since shortly after World War II. Early orthodontic diagnosis had consisted primarily of the analysis of clinical finding...
628.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Challenge of Presurgical Orthodontics
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 2010
The paired subjects of orthognathic surgery and surgical orthodontics routinely elicit both excitement and frustration among many clinicians. Combining oral surgery with orthodontic treatment allows u...
629.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Corticotomy-Assisted Orthodontics
Volume 47 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2013
One of the most frequently heard questions during orthodontic case presentations is, "Why does it have to take so long?" Of course, there is a biomechanical rationale for the length of treatment, but ...
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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...
636.
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...
638.
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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Non-Surgical Uprighting of Exposed, Mesially Impacted Lower Molars
Volume 46 : Number 8 : Page 480 : Aug 2012
In a previous article, I presented a procedure for non-surgical uprighting of a mesially angulated lower second or third molar with little or no exposed tooth surface.1 The technique shown here allows...
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