Search Results For: 'advanced technology'
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CASE REPORT
Correction of Asymmetry with a Mandibular Propulsion Appliance
Volume 42 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2008
This article describes the correction of dental and skeletal asymmetry1-4 with the use of a unilateral fixed mandibular propulsion appliance. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan A 12-year-old female was refe...
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Attachment of Intermaxillary Elastics to Thermoformed Aligners
Volume 43 : Number 1 : Page 34 : Jan 2009
Although intermaxillary elastics are most commonly used with fixed orthodontic appliances, they can also be used with removable, thermoformed appliances such as Essix* or Invisalign**. This article de...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 2013
My Editor's Corner in May 2012, entitled "Game Changers in Orthodontics", focused on the developments over the past 15 years that have actually changed the way we do things. It seemed obvious to me th...
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CASE REPORT
Long-Term Stability of Two-Phase Class II Treatment with the Carriere Motion Appliance
Volume 53 : Number 8 : Page 481 : Aug 2019
The author reports a skeletal Class II case in which the Carriere Motion Appliance was used to establish a Class I platform during Phase I, thus improving the efficiency of Phase II correction with fixed appliances. Stability of the results is demonstrated five years after treatment.
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Volume 3 : Number 9 : Page 486 : Sep 1969
"I just don't understand it," I said. "I don't understand why some of my x-ray films are so bad. They were all done with the same machine, with the same settings, with the same batches of film, with i...
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Sterilization and Disinfection Considerations in Office Design
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
The public's and the profession's keen awareness of the deadly diseases that can be transmitted through cross-contamination of bodily fluids has resulted in a closer examination of orthodontic sterili...
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Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
The in-office Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment Planning System (CADIAS) interrelates patient information, cephalometric analyses, and cast mountings on a fully adjustable articulator to produce ...
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A Fixed-Removable Approach to Presurgical Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
Orthodontic treatment is usually required prior to orthognathic surgery to coordinate the arches and optimize the occlusion. Orthodontic aims often include relief of crowding, alignment within the arc...
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Volume 25 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1991
Topics are non-acceptance of treatment and ceramic brackets.1. What do you do to avoid failed appointments at the first appointment? the records appointment following initial consultation? the case pr...
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Five Steps to Successful Practice Transition
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Why are so many orthodontic associations and partnerships unsuccessful? The reason is not that they do a poor job of practicing orthodontics. In fact, the main reason why many of these relationships f...
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2009 AAO CONVENTION
Boston: Hub of Culture and History
Volume 43 : Number 3 : Page 185 : Mar 2009
Boston beckons the AAO for an early-spring annual meeting, May 1-5. The city’s most common nicknames—the Hub, the Athens of America, the Cradle of Liberty—reflect its status as both a crossroads of wo...
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Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Condylar Hyperplasia
Volume 53 : Number 1 : Page 29 : Jan 2019
Planning treatment for a patient with condylar hyperplasia requires careful investigation of the etiology. In this case, technetium 99m imaging indicated that the patient could be treated first by mandibular distraction and orthognathic surgery, avoiding the need for condylectomy.
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ROUND TABLE
Current Concepts in Begg Philosophy and Technique
Volume 16 : Number 2 : Page 108 : Feb 1982
DR. BARRER All of you have been or still are accomplished edgewise operators. Why do you prefer Begg as your primary treatment technique?DR. WILLIAMS Demands for patient cooperation are far less than ...
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JPO Q&A Periodontal Aspects of Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 2 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1968
Q Orthodontic treatment frequently includes tooth movement to a "correct cuspal interdigitation". Is there periodontal significance to the corrected position? A The reply to this question could be mor...
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In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Direct-Bonding Orthodontic Bracket Systems
Volume 8 : Number 4 : Page 227 : Apr 1974
IntroductionCorrective orthodontic techniques often depend on the precise movement of individual teeth. Where fixed appliances are required, the movement is initiated and controlled through forces dev...
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Evaluation--Diagnosis Planning: The Challenge in the Correction of Dentofacial Deformities
Volume 13 : Number 8 : Page 526 : Aug 1979
Increasing public awareness of the biological, esthetic and psycho-social problems caused by dentofacial deformities has stimulated and challenged the imagination and expertise of oral-maxillofacial s...
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Surgical-Orthodontic Correction of Vertical Facial Excess
Volume 14 : Number 5 : Page 343 : May 1980
This article is reprinted from the December 1978 Alpha Omegan Scientific Issue.INTRODUCTION The etiology and correction of vertical facial excess has been an enigma to dentistry for a long time. Pract...
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A Lingual Light-Wire Technique
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 534 : Aug 1982
With the advent of bonding of attachments directly to the teeth, the elimination of the band material kindled a desire for even more cosmetic appliances, which first resulted in clear plastic brackets...
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Seven Clinical Principles of Interactive Twin Mechanisms
Volume 31 : Number 1 : Page 55 : Jan 1997
The latest generation of preadjusted twin brackets uses sophisticated functional properties to improve time-efficiency through interaction with the archwire. They provide an unprecedented degree of fr...
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Volume 41 : Number 9 : Page 563 : Sep 2007
In a 2001 article in this journal,1 we described how considerable improvement can be achieved in patients with missing lateral incisors by combining carefully detailed orthodontic space closure with t...
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