86Patientsaredemandinghigh-qualityortho-dontictreatmentthatisestheticallyminimallyobtru-sive.Theintroductionofthedirectbondingtech...
Mandibularanteriorcrowdingisaconditionwellknowntoalldentalprofessionals.Itisoftennotedbyuntrainedpersonsandcanbeacomponentofapatie...
702AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacailOrthopedics/December1999Ifyouhavebeenreadingthiscolumnforawhile,youknowthataStatuteo...
AmericanJournalofOrthodonticsandDentofacailOrthopedics/December1999699Sinceitsfirstappearance6yearsago,theOrthoBytescolumnhastried...
691Malocclusioncanbeclassifiedbychiefcomplaintsintomaxillaryprotrusion,mandibularretru-sionorprotrusion,crowding,orallthree.Maxill...
Incidenceofbacteremiahasbeeninvesti-gatedindentalmanipulationssuchasextraction,peri-odontaloperations,endodonticprocedures,andtoot...
678Clinicalinvestigationsandexperimentalstudiesindicatethatendosseousprostheticimplantsinsertedintothealveolusareresistanttoorthod...
667Idiopathiccondylarresorption(ICR),alsoknownasidiopathiccondylysis,condylaratrophy,andprogressivecondylarresorption,isawell-docu...
HISTORYThepatient,ahealthy26-year10-montholdAsianfemale,presentedfortreatmentintheOrthodonticDepartmentattheUniversityofWashington...
659Totalqualitymanagement(TQM)isacom-petitiveadvantageandaninvestmentinthepracticewithassuredreturnspresentedasprofitandgrowth.Iti...
651Eruption,amultifactorialprocessprimarilydependentonthetoothgerm,isdefinedastheaxialorocclusalmovementofatoothfromitsdevelopment...
642Repeatedtreatmentofpatientsnecessitatedbya2-phasetreatmentplan,relapse,orgrowthchangesisaknowncomponentofclinicalorthodontics.B...
635Ceramicbracketsareesthetic,strong,andresistanttochemicaldegradation.1Ceramicbrackets,however,areextremelybrittleandhavelowfract...
629Properoralhygienecomplianceinortho-donticpatientshasalwaysbeendifficulttomaintain.Millionsofpatientsreceiveorthodontictreatment...
621Upperairwayrespiratorydisorderssuchashabitualsnoringandobstructivesleepapneasyndrome(OSAS)arerelativelycommoninthegeneralpopula...
616SinceBuonocoreintroducedtheacidetchbondingtechniquein1955,theconceptofbondingvar-iousresinstoenamelhasdevelopedapplicationsinal...
Inorthodontics,thetermorthopedicforcedenotesaheavyandinterruptedforce.1Thesideeffectsoftheheavyanduninterruptedorthopedicforcepro-...
597FunctionalappliancetherapyhasbecomeanincreasinglypopularmethodofcorrectingClassIImalocclusion,withappliancessuchasthebionator,1...
460Throughthegrowthanddevelopmentofsofttissuesandfunctioningelementsofskeletalstruc-tures,thenecessarystimuliforthedevelopmentofth...
452Orthodontistshavealongtraditionofcare-fullyevaluatingtheresultsoftheirtreatment.Thisassessmentoftreatmentoutcomehasusuallyinvol...
