Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Complications During Herbst Appliance Treatment
Volume 38 : Number 3 : Page 130 : Mar 2004
The Herbst* appliance1 is now the most commonly prescribed functional appliance in the United States. Although it has been used in modern orthodontics since 1979,2 its design has changed over the past...
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Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 401 : Jul 1996
Managed care is a combination of big-business management and health care, created primarily by insurance companies. In the past, insurance offered protection against catastrophic accidents, fires, and...
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CASE REPORT
"Surgery First" Skeletal Class III Correction Using the Skeletal Anchorage System
Volume 43 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2009
Surgical-orthodontic treatment traditionally involves presurgical orthodontic preparation, including dental alignment, incisor decompensation, and arch coordination. In skeletal Class III patients, ho...
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OVERVIEW
Sterilization and Instrument Compatibility in a Digital World
Volume 46 : Number 9 : Page 563 : Sep 2012
(Editor's Note: In this regular column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and suggestions for future subjects are welcome.)In today's environment...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 46 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2012
The annual Damon Forum covers much more than the Damon appliance system and treatment philosophy--it's billed by its sponsor, Ormco, as "the nation's largest privately sponsored orthodontic event". Of...
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Quad Helix Canine System for Forced Eruption of Impacted Upper Canines
Volume 50 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2016
An impacted canine is one of the most difficult clinical problems for the orthodontist. Treatment requires close teamwork with the oral surgeon to gain access to the impacted tooth, followed by precis...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 9 : Page 481 : Sep 1999
Built-in torque has undoubtedly made orthodontists' lives easier, but it would be a delusion to think that there is a formula that works for every case. A bracket prescription may work just right a p...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Fred F. Schudy, DDS, on the Vertical Dimension
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1992
DR. WHITE What kind of appliance did you use in 1942 when you started orthodontic practice? DR. SCHUDY I was using the Angle edgewise appliance before I went into the U.S. Army and after I returned. D...
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Financial Independence with or Without Management Service
Volume 31 : Number 7 : Page 442 : Jul 1997
For the past several years, the most hotly debated issue in orthodontics has been the development of management service organizations. Most MSOs involve the same basic concept, painted in different te...
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Management of Crouzon Syndrome in an Adult Patient
Volume 47 : Number 11 : Page 673 : Nov 2013
Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal-dominant craniosynostosis characterized by premature closure of the cranial sutures, midfacial hypoplasia, and exophthalmia.1-3 A mutation of fibroblast growth factor ...
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Introduction to LightForce Part 1: 3D-Printing the Next Generation of Fixed Appliances
Volume 57 : Number 9 : Page 500 : Sep 2023
Additive manufacturing represents the most recent evolution of CAD/CAM technology in orthodontics. Drs. Waldman, Moshiri, and Bonebreak-Jackson describe how LightForce 3D-printed polycrystalline alumina brackets and LightPlan cloud-based software enable fully customized treatment. A typical case is presented.
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Response of Idiopathic Condylar Resorption to Unilateral Class II Traction
Volume 59 : Number 3 : Page 157 : Mar 2025
Ms. Palesik and Drs. Vaitiekūnas, Stacevičius, and Latkauskienė review the natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of idiopathic condylar resorption and introduce an experimental technique that uses Bollard plates and elastics to halt condylar degeneration and stimulate regrowth.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 185 : Apr 2002
A number of years ago there was an orthodontist named Donovan who conceived a plan in which, for a fee, he would assist numerous general dentists with diagnosis of orthodontic cases and supervise thei...
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Frictional Properties of Metal and Ceramic Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1992
Ceramic brackets have gained widespread popularity among both patients and orthodontists. A recent survey indicated that 88% of the clinicians responding had used ceramic brackets.1 Anecdotal informat...
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CASE REPORT
Facial Improvements after Molar Intrusion
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Orthodontists have tried various methods of intruding the posterior teeth to correct skeletal open bite, including tongue cribs,1 high-pull headgear,2 posterior bite blocks,3 active vertical corrector...
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JCO Interviews Robert J. Schulhof on Practice Management
Volume 15 : Number 11 : Page 760 : Nov 1981
JCO Bob, as President of Millenium Society, you have been heavily involved in orthodontic practice management. What do you see as the most significant single challenge orthodontists face today?ROBERT ...
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Volume 8 : Number 11 : Page 638 : Nov 1974
The Hotz Lingual Arch The Hotz lingual arch appliance has the advantage of stability and ease of handling. It consists of two vertical sheaths welded to the molar bands within a distance of .240" whic...
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Derotating a Tooth with a Lingual Rotation Tie
Volume 25 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1991
The patient in the early or late mixed dentition who presents with a severely rotated tooth may not require immediate full treatment, but esthetic considerations usually dictate correction of the prob...
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CASE REPORT
Correction of Open Bite with Elastics and Rectangular NiTi Wires
Volume 25 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1991
Various types of elastics-- Class II, Class m, box, triangular, zig-zag, criss-cross, diagonal, and others--provide the clinician with the ability to correct both anteroposterior and vertical discrepa...
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PEARLS
Root-First Lingual Canine Retraction with Power Arms
Volume 51 : Number 7 : Page 427 : Jul 2017
Uprighting canines is challenging with lingual appliances because of the narrow brackets and short interbracket distances. This Pearl describes a lingual technique that can be effectively employed after premolar extractions, using a special Incognito canine bracket with an auxiliary tube in combination with lingual power arms and palatal mini-implants.
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