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...
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...
