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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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Written by Dr. Randol Womack Dr. Randol Womack has combined his knowledge and experience in interproximal enamel reduction with the technical expertise of the OrthoMatics company to produce this highly useful booklet that serves as a clinical guide to this important feature of contemporary orthodontic therapy. This manual makes clear in the prologue that it
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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
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