Althoughdirectbondingoffixedorthodonticapplianceattachmentsisroutinepracticeforanteriorteeth,molarsareoftenbandedbecausethefailure...
Orthodonticdevicesshouldinterfereminimallywiththepatient’scomfort,appearance,oralfunction,andhygiene.Althoughvariousdentalcements...
36Reactionstolatexmaterialshavebecomemoreprevalent—andbetterrecognized—sincethe1988adoptionofuniversalprecautions.1Only3reportsh...
28Cariesdevelopmentintheformofso-calledwhitespotlesions(WSL)onthelabialsurfacesisaserioussideeffectoftreatmentwithfixedorthodontic...
20Thecontrolofpainduringorthodontictreatmentisofvitalinteresttobothcliniciansandpatients.Researchindicatesthatpatientsrankpainasth...
Ahighproportionoforthodonticpatientsdemon-straterelapseofmandibularincisoralignmentatlong-termpostretention,andthecausehasbeenfoun...
2Wehaveallprobablyheardcommentsaboutamedicalordentalofficewherethedoctorhasgoodtechnicalskillsbutdisplaysapoorchairsidemannerorwhe...
ThishasbeenquiteaCentennialyearofcelebra-tionfortheAmericanAssociationofOrthodon-tistsand,forthatmatter,formembersofden-tistry’sf...
Considerthefollowingscenario.Youhavebeentreatingyourpatientforabout2yearsina4premolarextractioncase.Forwhateverreason,treatmentisp...
666Overacenturyaftertheintroductionofortho-donticsasaseparatedentaldiscipline,3-dimensional(3D)modelscontinuetoplayanimportantrole...
660Thenontechnical,mechanicalaspectsoforthodon-ticsarethefocusofapractitioner’searlycareerinorthodontics.Itdoesn’ttakelonguntilf...
654Macrodontiaisarelativelyuncommoncondi-tionthatcaninterferewithoraldevelopmentandconstituteachallengefortheorthodon-tist.Truemac...
650Growthhormone(GH)isacraniofacialmorpho-logicaldeterminant.ChildrenwithdeficientorexcessGHhavebeenreportedtodevelopuniquecraniof...
640ClassIIImalocclusionsareconsideredoneofthemostcomplexanddifficultorthodonticproblemstodiagnoseandtreat.Theprevalenceofthistypeo...
632TheTip-Edge(TPOrthodontics,LaPorte,Ind)archwireslotdiffersfundamentallyfromacon-ventionaledgewiseslotinthewayittorquesteethinco...
Theuseofbondedlingualretainers,particularlyinthemandibularincisorarea,hasbecomeincreas-inglypopularamongorthodontists.Inarecentstu...
Conventionaladhesivesystemsuse3differentagents(anenamelconditioner,aprimersolu-tion,andanadhesiveresin)intheprocessofbondingorthod...
Directbondingoforthodonticbracketstoenamelhasbeenwidelyacceptedbecauseofitsease,efficacy,andimprovedesthetics.Anincreaseinthenumbe...
610Bondingwithlight-curedmaterialshasbecomepopularamongorthodontistsbecauseoftheireaseofuseandtheextendedtimetheyallowforbracketpl...
604Thechoiceofanorthodonticarchwireisanimportantoneinorthodontictreatment.Foreachpatient,thischoiceshouldbebasedonestimationsoffor...
