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To Bond or Not To Bond
To Bond Or Not To Bond Second Molars by Michel Champagne, BA, DMD, MAGD, IBO, CDE When we normally do Phase I treatment the second molars have not yet…
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Moving Back Molars with a PENDEX Appliance
Moving Molars Back with a PENDEX Appliance By Dr. Michel Champagne DMD, MAGD, IBO, CDE In earlier info letters we have discussed many techniques to move…
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Putting Torque on 4 Incisors
Putting Torque on 4 Incisor Teeth By Dr. Michel Champagne To continue on the torque subject, I want to discuss 2 techniques to modify the torque of upper…
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Controlling Torque on a Single Tooth
Here we are with our first info letter of 2019. I will try in the coming year to publish 1 or 2 info letters per month. In our last info letter of 2018,…
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Torque Control in Orthodontics
Dentists often search for a way to control the torque of an individual tooth or a group of teeth. This can happen at the start of treatment, during or…
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Carriere Cl II Corrector
We have earlier discussed techniques to move back molars. The Spanish doctor Luis Carriere invented a prefabricated molar distalizer that can be used in…
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Moving Back a Molar Apex
After distalizing a molar, no matter the technique, we always have to check the nature of the achieved movement. Did we accomplish a pure translation movement…
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Distalizing Molars with a Compressed Coil
In our last info letter we discussed how to distalize molars with a kick back utility arch (KBUA) anchored to TADs. Not everybody likes bending utility…
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No Cooperation Molar Distalization
Moving Back the Molars without Cooperation There are many ways to move back molars but what are the options when the patient shows no cooperation to elastic…
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Regaining Bicuspid Space
Gaining Space for a Rotated Bicuspid You often need to regain space to fit a rotated lower bicuspid in the mandibular arch. It is possible to distalize…
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