Glidewell Introduces Comfort3D Bite Splint
Designed to help prevent damage caused by bruxism and clenching, the 3d-printed appliance comes in a clear color and covers the full occlusal plane.
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DynaFlex Releases Magnetic Allen Pencil for CS System
The new Allen Pencil is “charged” using an exclusive rare earth magnet that can latch onto the screw of the CS System Class II and III chairside correction appliance.
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Cybersecurity: Why Orthodontic Practices Are an Easy Target for Hackers
Black Talon CEO Gary Salman on why you aren't doing enough to safeguard your orthodontic practice's data from ransomware
A Magical Class II Correction
Gaining maximum control over your clinical performance with Higgins Xbow and 3M Forsus Correctors
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Dr Becky Schreiner Offers Tips and Tricks for Implementing the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance at the Recent HSO Symposium
Schreiner teamed up with Dr Patti Panucci at the recent HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium to walk attendees through application of the Motion 3D Appliance.
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New HSO Clinical Advisory Board Member Dr John Graham Uses the HSO Symposium to Show Orthodontists How to Reduce Treatment Time
Graham, who joined the HSO Clinical Advisory Board in January, focused his lecture on how the SAGITTAL FIRST concept moves the heavy lifting of a patient’s treatment to the start of care when they are most likely to be compliant.
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Dr Jep Paschal Shows HSO Symposium Attendees the How of the SAGITTAL FIRST Philosophy
Paschal, along with co-presenter Dr Dave Paquette, led attendees at the HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium, through a hands-on activity aimed at giving them the confidence to return to their practices and implement the SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy.
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Dr Luis Carrière Lays Out the Role the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance Plays in Revolutionizing Class II and III Treatment
During the recent HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium, Carrière emphasized the benefits a SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy, in conjunction with the Carriere Motion 3D Appliance, to provide more consistent results and shortened treatment time.
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Dr Dave Paquette Opens HSO Orthodontic Excellence & Technology Symposium with the Clinical and Practice Management Benefits of SAGITTAL FIRST
Paquette laid out how the SAGITTAL FIRST philosophy, which focuses on addressing the patient’s chief complaint at the start of treatment, improves patient compliance and builds a positive patient experience.
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2017 Focus on Functional Appliances
A side-by-side comparison of 15 functional appliances on the market for your practice
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2016 Focus on Functional Appliances
A side-by-side listing of 14 functional appliances currently on the market
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AAOF Establishes McNamara Award
The James A. McNamara Orthodontic Faculty Department Fellowship Award, which recognizes McNamara’s “many accomplishments,” will be awarded to junior orthodontic faculty.
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An Everyday Treatment
Making Invisalign and Class II elastics a part of everyday treatment for teens.
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2015 Focus on Functional Appliances
A side-by-side comparison of 20 functional appliances products currently on the market.
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Clinical Pearls: Reducing Treatment Time
Dale Davis, DDS, talks about using the Carriere motion appliance to reduce the number of aligners needed to correct Class II malocclusions and reduce treatment time.
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Focus on Functional Appliances
A side-by-side comparison of 16 functional appliance products.
Clinical Pearls: August 2012
Tips on molar uprighting, treating palatally displaced teeth, and bonding indirect anchorage wires.
Researchers Explore the Long-term Skeletal and Dental Effects of Functional Appliances in Treating Class II Malocclusion
The article, published in <i>The Angle Orthodontist</i> looks at the effects of using Bionator or Activator appliances followed by fixed appliances.
