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Evidence-based Recommendations Highlight Doctor-Patient Introductions

By Karla GaleNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most patients want to shake hands with their physicians when meeting them for the first time, according to survey results reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine for June 11. The majority also wish that

Tips on delivery systems, wire tiebacks, and tricky ligatures

Joseph Ross, vice president of Ross OrthodonticMidlothian, TexAllied Member ASIDWhen purchasing a new delivery system, keep in mind that you get what you pay for. Expect to pay a little more for quality. Cabinet-grade plywood, wood drawers,

Helping Patients Breathe Easier

by Bryan Keropian, DDS OP: What is your background in dental sleep medicine?Keropian: In 1978, after 10 years as a practicing professional, I attended a dental education course focusing on balancing the bite occlusion. That course launched me into a

Study Finds That Sugar-Free Gum Does Not Fight Plaque

Results from a study conducted at the University of Palermo, Italy, suggest that sugar-free gum has a minimal effect on fighting plaque.In the study, researchers asked 12 volunteers between the ages of 21 and 28 to chew one piece of sugar-free gum

Tracking RME with CT

According to a study from Austria, "The principle of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) as a method to expand the transverse dimension of the palate and maxillary dental arch is by no means new, and previous studies have reported the effects of

Oral Rinse May Detect Head and Neck Cancer

According to researchers at the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, oral rinse could detect the early development of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The strategy involves the detection of CD44, a protein

Study Says Invisalign Is Easier on Patients for the First Week

A study by Kevin Miller and colleagues looked at the treatment impacts of Invisalign aligner and fixed appliance therapy during the first week of treatment. The researchers wrote, "The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in

Functional Orthodontics Versus Orthognathic Surgery

In a study at the University of Gottingen, Germany, lateral head films of 200 Class II patients (106 females, 94 males) with a mean pretreatment age range of 9.9 to 10.25 years successfully treated with functional orthodontics were analyzed before

Repositioning a Cleft Lip and Palate with J-Hook Headgear

According to a study by D. Kecik and colleagues at the Baskent University Department of Orthodontics, Ankara, Turkey, "The purpose of this clinical approach is to present the successful treatment of the severely protruded and extruded

Mah Diagnoses a 2,000-Year-Old Patient

Many orthodontists are seeing older patients, but James Mah, DDS, MSc, MRCD, DMSc, took the trend to an extreme when he examined a 2,000-year-old Egyptian girl. According to an article in HSC Weekly, Mah, an assistant professor of orthodontics at

Why Wont Some Dentists Use Chairside Computers?

According to recent research by T.P. Thyvalikakath and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh, dentists report that the complexity and poor usability of practice-management systems (PMSs) are factors in the slow adoption of computers at

Does Whitening Inhibit Polymerization?

According to recent research from M Cadenaro and colleagues at the University of Trieste, Italy, "The aim of this study was to analyze the extent of polymerization of different adhesive systems on whitened dentin. One adhesive of each class

How to Reduce the Costs of TMD

A.W. Stowell and colleagues at the University of Texas, Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management, conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a biopsychosocial intervention with patients who are at high risk (HR)

How to get the most out of your pliers

Suhail A. Khouri, DDSChesterfield, MoIntruding anterior teeth is one of the most challenging treatments that orthodontists face. After I invented and developed the Bendistal Pliers to bend distal ends of all kinds of unbendable superelastic wires

Perfecting the Paperless Practice

by Kambiz Moin, DMD, MPH OP: To what degree is your practice paperless now?Moin: Completely. The way it happened for us, we got rid of the treatment card 5 or 6 years ago. We had a monitor at the chair and we entered what we did at the chair, so we

Tips about bracket placement

Thomas Örtendahl, DDSSwedenThe Gestenco Bite Bumper works very well for deep bite cases when it is difficult to put brackets in the lower jaw correctly. It is also very convenient when you have an inversion of the upper centrals and laterals and

Orthodontists and TMD

by Charles S. Greene, DDS OP: Why do you think orthodontists shy away from treating TMD?Greene: Orthodontists should avoid treating TMDs, if that expression means treating them orthodontically. Those of us in the orofacial pain field who have been

Using What Works

James E. Paschal, DMD, MS. Madison, GaWe use topsXtreme. tops provides us with a stable, well-designed practice- management solution that does what all of our computer programs should do: It works in the office background without anyone having to

Treating Patients with Avulsed Teeth

by Paul Krasner, DDS OP: What is the first thing an orthodontist should do for patient with an avulsed (knocked-out) tooth?Krasner: First, I'd like to review the basic philosophy for saving avulsed teeth. Every tooth is connected to its surrounding

Tips on Taking Better Digital Photos

Flash and Focus Craig Andreiko, DDS, MS Loma Linda, Calif I use a Fuji S2 DSLR with a 90-mm lens and a SB29 Nikon Flash. Here are my pearls. 1) The SB29 flash is not really powerful. Coupled with the 90-mm lens and a focal-length adjustment of

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