Orthodontics Articles

• Cosmetic Concerns Provide Opportunity for Comprehensive Dentistry

  Jeff Files, DDS
  Compendium - June 2012

  This case of occlusal dysfunction depicts a comprehensive restorative plan that included disease control treatment, root canal therapy, and orthodontics. A Kois deprogrammer was used to evaluate the p...

• Soft- and Hard-Tissue Augmentation by Orthodontic Treatment in the Esthetic Zone

  Ali Makhmalbaf, DDS, Winston Chee, DDS
  Compendium - April 2012

  This case report presents an alternative to bone augmentation procedures with the use of orthodontic tooth movement in the esthetic zone of a 62-year-old woman. The tooth movement facilitated implant ...

• Localized Idiopathic Apical Root Resorption: A Report of Five Cases With Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis

  Robert J. Kanas, DDS, Scott J. Kanas
  Compendium - March 2012

  Seeking to describe the clinical and radiologic features of localized idiopathic apical root resorption (LIAR), the authors conducted a dental literature review of idiopathic external root resorption ...

• Materials Continue to Expand Dentistry’s Options

  Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD
  Compendium - January 2012

  Guest editorial by Dr. Gerard Kugel.

• Interdisciplinary Approach for Esthetic Management of an Adult Patient with Reverse Articulation

  Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP, Flavio Uribe, DDS, MS, Alexander Askalsky, CDT, MDT, MDP
  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2011