154Obstructivesleepapnea(OSA)ischaracterizedbyaconstellationofsignsandsymptomsrelatedtoarterialdeoxygenationandsleepfragmentationc...
Distractionosteogenesisoffersapromisingalter-nativeforthemanagementofcongenitalandacquiredfacialdeformitiesthatrequirebonelengthen...
144Orthopedicrapidpalatalexpansion(RPE)hasbeenacommontreatmentmodalityusedbymanyorthodontiststowidennarrowmaxillaeinyoungchildren....
134CombinedorthodonticandsurgicaltreatmentofsevereClassIIdentoskeletaldeformitiesisaroutineprocedureinmanyorthodonticprac-tices.Th...
124Oneoftheprimeconcernsoftheorthodontistandoralsurgeoninthediagnosisandtreatmentplanningofsurgicalpatientsmustbethefinalesthetica...
116Thenumberofadultsseekingorthodontictherapyisincreasing.Inrecentyears,ithasbeenesti-matedthatupto40%ofallorthodonticpatientsarea...
112Itisapproximatelyacenturysincethepioneersoforthodonticscienceandtherapyprovidedthefoun-dationfromwhichourmodernandmoresophisti-...
98Thesubjectofthesmileandfacialanimationastheyrelatetocommunicationandexpressionofemotionis,andshouldbe,ofgreatinteresttoorthodont...
Mostpatientsassumethatroutineorthodontictreatmentissafe—thatbrackets,wires,andacrylicshavenoadverseeffectontheirhealthandcertainl...
16APreparingtopracticeandmanage:AprogramforeducatingorthodonticresidentsinpracticemanagementPeterM.SinclairandEllenM.GradyTheobjec...
88InTorts:InjuriestoPersonsandPropertyinaNutShell,byE.J.Kionka,1aninviteeissomeonewhoisinvitedbythepossessorofapropertytoenterorre...
85Recenttechnologicadvancesincomputerman-agement,3-dimensionalimagingofthedenti-tion,manipulationofcomplex3-dimensionaldata,androb...
76Neworthodonticwiresofvariousalloycomposi-tionsarebeingdevelopedthatfacilitatetoothmovementandreducechairtime.Forthepatient’sben...
68ThetypesofstainlesssteelmostcommonlyusedformanufacturingbracketsincludeAISI(AmericanIronandSteelInstitute)types303,304,304L,316,...
64SinceBuonocore1firstdescribedtheuseofphos-phoricacidforenameletching,variousalternativeacidsandchelatingagentshavebeenstudied.2-...
58Orthodonticbracketshavebeenbondedwithlight-curedresinroutinelysincephotoacti-vatedrestorativematerialsweredeveloped.Aprimaryadva...
54Orthodontistsandsurgeonsoftencollaborateintheexposureofuneruptedectopicteethtoapplyorthodontictractionfortheiralignment.Twooptio...
Althoughdirectbondingoffixedorthodonticapplianceattachmentsisroutinepracticeforanteriorteeth,molarsareoftenbandedbecausethefailure...
Orthodonticdevicesshouldinterfereminimallywiththepatient’scomfort,appearance,oralfunction,andhygiene.Althoughvariousdentalcements...
36Reactionstolatexmaterialshavebecomemoreprevalent—andbetterrecognized—sincethe1988adoptionofuniversalprecautions.1Only3reportsh...
