The use of bioactive glass as a dental implant
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
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Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
Enamel surface evaluations after clinical treatment and removal of orthodontic brackets
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
Methods for the removal of resins attached to acid-etched enamel are receiving increased attention. An evaluation method which permitted convenient statistical comparisons of the effectiveness of various removal procedures was used. The method was based on ranking of SEM photomicrographs of epoxy replicas of teeth from clinical cases. Forty-five or...
A cephalometric evaluation of hard- and soft-tissue changes during the third stage of Begg treatment
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
This study examined the effect of lingual root torque during the third stage of Begg treatment upon the maxillary central incisor, hard-tissue Point A, and soft-tissue Point A. Lateral cephalograms were taken, at the beginning and end of Stage III, of eighteen patients undergoing Begg treatment. Linear and angular measurements were made in an attem...
Multilingual-bracket and mushroom arch wire technique
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
Research was conducted for the purpose of developing an orthodontic treatment technique which would be both hygienic and esthetically pleasing. In order to achieve this goal, the treatment technique made use of orthodontic forces coming from the lingual surfaces of the teeth. The development of the lingual-bracket and mushroom-arch appliance has be...
An investigation of linear dimensional changes as a function of temperature in an 0.010 inch 55cobalt-substituted anneal...
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
There are two frequently used methods of aligning malposed teeth by means of an arch wire. The first method is to deflect and tie the arch wire, which has a low modulus of elasticity, into the deepest part of the bracket slot. This low-modulus arch wire is not permanently deformed, and the elastic forces in it return the arch wire (which is tied to...
Detection of maxillofacial cancer
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
Permar's oral embryology and microscopic anatomy
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
The effect of palatal expansion therapy on the periodontal supporting tissues
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
Sixty-one postorthodontic patients were examined to determine the effect of rapid and slow palatal expansion therapy on the periodontal supporting structures located at the buccal aspects on the maxillary first permanent molars. Twenty-eight patients were treated with a rapid maxillary expansion (RME) technique using a tissue-borne, fixed, split ac...
Factors affecting posterior cross-bite correction with midpalatal suture expansion
Published in American Journal of Orthodontics
