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Drs. Rohit C.L. Sachdeva, Takao Kubota, and John Lohse discuss additional care management strategies to treat Class 2 patients Introduction In a previous article,1 a framework for managing patients presenting with a Class 2 malocclusion enabled by SureSmile® Technology was discussed. The purpose of this paper, with the aid of selected patient histories, is to discuss …

BioDigital Orthodontics: Management of patients with Class 2 malocclusion — non-extraction (II): part 9 Read More »

Dr. Thomas S. Shipley discusses increasing the bone remodeling rate for more rapid aligner progression The use of clear aligners has gained broad acceptance as an alternative way to orthodontically move the dentition. As the orthodontic community becomes more familiar with this modality of treatment, questions arise as to best clinical practices to achieve optimal …

The use of Propel to increase the rate of aligner progression Read More »

Dr. Colin Gibson presents a case that previously would need fixed-appliance therapy A 32-year-old female presented with Class I impinging deep bite and moderate to severe crowding. The crowding existed in the maxillary and mandibular anterior segments and was the cause of a maxillary anterior occlusal cant that bothered the patient esthetically (Figures 1-9). Due to …

ClearCorrect™ correction of a Class I impinging deep bite with crowding Read More »

Drs. Colin M. Webb and Donald J. Rinchuse delve into functional occlusal schemes Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to survey orthodontists to investigate if and why they preferred certain functional occlusal schemes. Methods:   An email invitation from the American Association of Orthodontists, AAO Partners in Education, was sent to a random …

Occlusal philosophy: investigating the reasons orthodontists have for occlusion preference Read More »

Drs. Jay V. Patel, Harold Slutsky, Jeffrey Godel, Jie Yang, and James J. Sciote study the necessity of lateral cephalograms for orthodontic diagnosis Abstract Introduction:  There remains a discord among orthodontists regarding the usefulness of a lateral cephalogram radiograph as a part of diagnostic records for treatment planning. Today, orthodontists take diagnostic lateral cephalograms largely …

Evaluating the diagnostic value of lateral cephalogram radiographs Read More »

Drs. Giorgio Fiorelli and Birte Melsen When I interviewed Drs. Melsen and Fiorelli 17 years ago upon the  publication of the 1st edition of Biomechanics in Orthodontics, I asked them what they intended as an encore to their epoch-making publication that used a CD-ROM with computer hypertexts and multimedia resources. They promised to make periodic …

Biomechanics in Orthodontics, 4th Edition Read More »