#1.
"Visualizing" Forces on Teeth"
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The fallacy in this method
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Why overbites worsen when we expect
them to improve
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Why teeth move in unexpected
directions
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The cause of crossbites
that develop during treatment
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A simple method for determining the
actual forces present
#2: Prediction of Tooth
Movement
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Creating desirable response
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Avoiding undesirable response
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Altering response with simple bends
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Easy-to-learn "memory
rules"
#3: Minimize Patient
Cooperation
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Eliminate headgear for anchorage
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Treat Class II's
without headgear
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Correct crossbites
without elastics
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Avoid up and down elastics in the
treatment of most open bites
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Eliminate headgear for anchorage
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Avoid use of "cookbook"
treatment
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Minimize number of visits
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Appointments less critical:
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Schedule emergencies easily
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Schedule treatment for any time of
day
#4: Simplicity
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No loops for tooth movement
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No tie-backs during treatment
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No headgear
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Standard brackets
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Short appointments
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Minimal banding/bonding
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Minimize use of rectangular wire
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Minimize stress on staff
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Inexpensive archwires
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No appliance change required
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#5: Treatment of Specific
Problems
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Distal movement of molars
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Class II correction
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Increase arch length without
expansion
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Minimal appliance for deep
overbites
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Special bends for difficult crossbites
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Asymmetical
problems
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Class II's
extraction and nonextraction treatment
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Occlusal
planes
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Midlines
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Cossbites
#6: Creative Wire Bends
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For anchorage
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Paralleling roots
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For stability in diastema closures
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Correct molar displacements
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Crossbites
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Rotations
#7: Temporomandibular
Joints
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Conservative treatment
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Eliminate lateral shifts
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Light forces to teeth
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Closure on centric arc
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Occlusal
planes & condylar path
#8: Special Situations
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A simple device for minor crowding
or relapses
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Helpful device for openbite closure
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A subsitute
for diagnostic setups
#9: Keeping your life in
Order
· God
· Family
· Self
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