Concepts

by Dr. Satish Pai Snoring during sleep is fairly common among people of all ages, but you shouldn’t just assume it’s normal. Adults who snore heavily or loudly may be suffering from sleep apnea, and the same may be true for a child who snores or has noticeable breathing sounds when they’re asleep. Snoring is […]

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  Dr. Rohit Sachdeva discusses a 50-year orthodontic career with Dr. Larry White *A little flavor on the Swedish word/ritual fika. (Definition by John Duxbury) Often translated as “a coffee-and-cake break,” in reality, a fika is a concept, a state of mind, an attitude, and an important part of Swedish culture. It means making time for

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Dr. Larry White relates the quality of oral hygiene and tooth-brushing regimens to orthodontic outcomes Abstract Dental plaque often gains unusual vigor throughout orthodontic therapy and has the ability to damage the teeth and gingiva irreversibly, which often cancels the esthetics of optimal alignment. Orthodontists have applied several strategies to minimize the destructive effects of

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Dr. John Wise shares his strategies for creating clear aligners in-office Albert Einstein once said that the most powerful force in the universe was the time value of money. It was powerful because of the nature of exponential growth. Double anything over a long period of time, and you will have something pretty powerful. The

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An interview by Dr. Larry White  Dr. Tom Mulligan Dr. Tom Mulligan came to the attention of the orthodontic community in 1980 when he published a series of articles in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics entitled “Common Sense Mechanics,” which he subsequently published in a book that has undergone three editions. Common Sense Mechanics has

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  Dr. Rohit C.L. Sachdeva discusses the revitalization of the ZeroBase Contemporary Bioprogressive Philosophy with today’s dental practices in mind Carl, you have reframed ZeroBase Orthodontics. What triggered this change? We are revisiting, rethinking, and revitalizing the Contemporary ZeroBase Bio-progressive Philosophy. Many years of teaching around the world have given me the opportunity to be

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Drs. Roberto Soares da Silva Júnior, Lídia Parsekian Martins, Larry W. White, and Renato Parsekian Martins offer advice for removing residual adhesives on debonding day Failure to completely remove adhesive remnants after bracket debonding can lead to pigmentation due to aging1,2 and produce retentive areas that can favor the accumulation of dental plaque and caries.2

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Dr. John Wise discusses how technology can help specialists to “own” orthodontic treatment

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