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ORTHO TRIBUNE
The World’s Orthodontic Newspaper · U.S. Edition
NESO Preview EDITION 2015 — Vol. 10, No. 2
www.ortho-tribune.com
NESO in
Providence
FROM THE EDITOR
Historical
overview of
orthodontic
education
From the beginning
up through the
21st century: Part I
By Dennis J. Tartakow,
DMD, MEd, EdD, PhD, Editor in Chief
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The Northeastern Society of Orthodontists’ 94th Annual Meeting will take place Sept. 10–13 in Providence, R.I. Photo/www.freeimages.com
By Sierra Rendon, Managing Editor
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Tribune America
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Suite #500
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Dr. Chris Lundberg, NESO President
et ready to “Spark Ideas
& Fuel Success” at the
94th Annual Meeting
of the Northeastern Society of Orthodontists.
NESO’s annual meeting
will return this year to Providence, R.I.,
from Sept. 10–13 at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Omni Hotel.
This year’s NESO meeting promises to
provide an exceptional experience, including cutting-edge clinical and business information, hands-on staff training and interactive social events for your
entire orthodontic team and family,
according to NESO President Dr. Chris
Lundberg.
This year’s scientific speakers include
Drs. Marco Rosa, Ravi Nanda, Jack Fisher
and Peter Ngan, among many others,
who will provide the most up-to-date
and relevant clinical information orthodontists today are seeking.
John McGill will share critical insights
to keep orthodontic practices growing
and profitable while a special session
with David Harris will help orthodontists
protect their practices from contemporary threats of the digital age.
Dedicated staff sessions will feature
engaging speakers, including Landy
Chase, Mary Kay Miller and Char Eash
to educate and inspire the entire clinical
and administrative team.
Additionally, hands-on staff sessions
with Rita Bauer and Dr. Neil Warshawsky
will provide practical training to sharpen
your team’s clinical skills.
A special Saturday program promises
to help NESO’s new and younger members “Future Proof” their practices.
NESO organizers say that Providence
is a wonderful and affordable host city
featuring fine dining and cultural experiences, and this year NESO is proud to
be a key sponsor of the city’s legendary
Waterfire festival. Waterfire is one of the
most popular city art and cultural festivals in the Northeast, and the 2015 NESO
President’s Reception will allow your entire office team and family members to
experience this unique event.
For more information on the NESO
meeting, visit www.neso.org.
rthodontics dates
back to 1000 B.C.
(Proffit, Fields, &
Sarver, 2007). Proffit et al. (2007)
stated: “Crowded,
irregular, and protruding teeth have
been a problem for some individuals
since antiquity, and attempts to correct this disorder go back at least to
1000 BC. Primitive orthodontic appliances … have been found in both
Greek and Etruscan materials.”
Historians from the American Association of Orthodontists indicated
that people in prehistoric times
wanted straight teeth (American Association of Orthodontists). Mummified ancients have been found
by archaeologists with crude metal
bands wrapped around individual
teeth. Hippocrates and Aristotle
(400-500 BC) both considered ways
to fix various dental conditions and
straighten teeth.
In the Golden Age of Greek history
the Etruscans (precursors of the Romans) buried their dead with dental
devices that prevented collapse of
teeth and maintained space for the
dentition (Wahl, 2006).
According to Wahl (2006), while excavating in a Roman tomb in Egypt,
an archeologist found a mummy
who had a number of teeth bound
with a gold wire; this was considered
to be the first documented orthodontic ligature wire. Aurelius Cornelius
Celsus first recorded the treatment of
teeth by finger pressure at the time of
Christ. Despite all this evidence, significant events in orthodontics did
not occur until the 1700s.
Background of orthodontic
education from 1728-1900
In 1728, Pierre Fauchard (1690-1761)
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published “The Surgeon Dentist” in
which he devoted an entire chapter
on straightening teeth, and in 1757 the
French dentist Joachim Bourdet published “The Dentist’s Art” that also had
a chapter on moving teeth. These books
are considered to be the first important
references to orthodontics. In 1841, Lafoulon created the term orthodontia
(Wahl, 2006).
The first dental school in the United
States was the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in Baltimore, M.D., in 1840
(Asbell, 1988, p. 215). According to Asbell,
“Irregularity of the teeth had been recognized by surgeon-dentists early in the
nineteenth century” (p. 141). During this
century, treatment of misaligned teeth
was perfunctory; dental practitioners
devised their own method for correcting orthodontic problems. Orthodontia
was originally included within the field
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of prosthetic dentistry.
In the 1850s, several practicing
dentists realized that orthodontics
” See HISTORY, page 6
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Education)
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Gregg Tartakow, DMD (Orthodontics) and
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While in the past this area of the
profession has been difficult for doctors and demanding for staff, The Myobrace System™ packages pediatric preorthodontic care into one integrated
treatment system that enables doctors to
increase patient flow and improve practice efficiency, according to the company.
The Myobrace System achieves impressive results, as well as lifelong health
benefits, by assisting the patient in abolishing poor myofunctional habits and
training them to rest the tongue in the
correct position, breathe through the
nose normally and swallow correctly.
Because the Myobrace System is focused on correcting the causes of crooked
teeth as well as the symptoms, patient
education and compliance also has an
essential role to play in treatment and
regularly completing certain tongue,
mouth and breathing activities is vital.
These Myobrace Activities™ perform an
integral role in the treatment system by
stretching, strengthening and retraining the tongue, lip and cheek muscles,
as well as improving the way the patient
breathes.
In order to present these activities in
the most user-friendly way and appeal
to today’s tech-savvy youth, they have
been developed into an advanced digital
educational and instructional digital app.
The use of animated audio-visual aids decreases the role trained auxiliaries must
play, while presenting consistent educational information to the young patients,
at their level.
While compliance has been a downside
to pediatric treatment in the past, the app
allows for the system to be presented in
a child-friendly environment away from
treatment areas, which saves staff time
and maximizes the uptake of the information. This ensures the patient and parents are easily able to understand their
treatment goals and how they can then
play the required role in achieving positive treatment outcomes.
The fun, simple app, which is compati-
The Myobrace Activities app is a great way to help children learn lifelong health habits. (Photos/Provided by Myofunctional Research)
ble with most devices and empowers children to play a highly active role in their
own treatment, focuses on presenting
Myobrace Activities as well as nutritional
information in the most appealing way
possible.
By offering a sequence of videos that
demonstrate each of the activities, then
quizzing patients on how and why they
should correctly complete the activity,
the app encourages compliance and helps
to make sure patients receive the maximum possible benefit from their Myobrace Activities program.
The app is designed from the ground
up to engage and motivate the patient as
well as provide an interactive educational
tool, complete with individual goals and
incentives.
However, while the Myobrace Activities
app is a powerful tool for fostering compliance, the patient must still be prepared
to put in the effort and remain active in
his or her treatment.
The bad habits that inhibit a child’s
natural development do not develop
overnight, so correcting them takes persistence. Therefore, in order to receive the
maximum benefit from their treatment,
a child should complete the activities two
times a day for a minimum of two minutes and combine this with wearing his or
her Myobrace®.
Using the Myobrace Activities app,
which can be installed on multiple devices in the practice, engages growing
patients and can provide them with the
means to alter their own incorrect habits, as well as unlock their natural genetic
potential for healthy growth. This can
achieve astounding results as well as increase patient flow, improve treatment
and improve practice efficiency, according to the company. To find out more, visit
myoresearch.com.
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LED Medical Diagnostics and OrthoSynetics
agreement offers clients exclusive solutions
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc. recently announced an agreement with
OrthoSynetics, a leading provider of administrative, marketing and financial
services to 350 orthodontic practices
across the United States. The agreement
designates LED Medical Diagnostics
Inc.’s subsidiary LED Dental as the preferred imaging technology supplier for
OrthoSynetics.
With the agreement, OrthoSynetics
clients will have access to exclusive pricing on imaging solutions from LED Dental, including the Rayscan Alpha imaging
system from RAY.
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Dr. Jack Devereux and Dr. Phuong
Nguyen of Devereux & Nguyen Orthodontics in Metairie, La., are two of the
first OrthoSynetics clients to work with
LED Dental to bring new imaging technology into their practice. Additionally,
both doctors have become key opinion
leaders for LED Dental.
“We are very proud to be working with
the LED Dental team to provide clinical
feedback on these imaging solutions,”
Devereux said. “It’s great to be at the
forefront of technological innovation,
and it’s exciting to have input into current and future products.”
The OrthoSynetics team prides itself
on helping clients achieve long-term
growth and profitability for their practices.
“Working with companies like LED
Dental allows us to bring new technologies to our clients at a great value, which
is what our company is all about,” said
John O’Brien, vice president of procurement for OrthoSynetics. “In the end, we
want our customers to continuously
grow their practices and create successful businesses. Working with suppliers
like LED Dental reinforces the value of
being an OrthoSynetics client.”
required (a) special mechanical skills
and knowledge, and (b) additional scientific education in anatomy, physiology
and pathology of the dento-facial complex of a patient (Asbell, 1988).
Norman W. Kingsley (1829-1913) published the first all-inclusive textbook on
orthodontics entitled “Oral Deformities”
in 1880 and later served as the first dean
of the New York University, College for
Dentistry. According to Asbell, in 1886,
John N. Farrar published the second
textbook entitled “Irregularities of the
Teeth,” which was a summation of his
work as a practitioner and, in 1889, the
National Association of Dental Faculties
requested Simeon H. Guilford to publish
a textbook for students and practitioners alike entitled, “Orthodontia or Malposition of Human Teeth: Its Prevention
and Remedy.”
Asbell (1988) found that in 1886, Edward H. Angle (1855-1930), who later became known as the father of orthodontics, was appointed as the first chairman
of the Department of Orthodontics at
the University of Minnesota.
Angle became internationally known
for his revolutionary principles and
ideas regarding straightening teeth,
which are currently still in vogue. In
1900, he founded the Angle School of
Orthodontics, which was the first organized and independent school for orthodontics and attracted dentists throughout the United States. Angle recognized
the importance of science as a foundation for moving teeth.
In 1887, Eugene S. Talbot suggested that
hereditary influences were involved in
orthodontic malocclusions.
He emphasized the importance of etiology as a basic principle for treatment
and was the first to recommend the importance of X-rays in diagnosing orthodontic problems (Asbell, 1988).
According to Asbell, dentistry in the
20th century had advanced on many
fronts. There was continuing preeminence in technological progress, a steady
search for enduring relations with the
biologic sciences, a continuing growth
of professional literature, an awareness
that dental health is part of the totality
of health and a recognition of social responsibility in the practice of the profession (p. 175).
In 1900, the American Society of Orthodontics became an organized specialty of dentistry mainly as a result of
Angle’s leadership; it was founded “for
the promotion and exaltation of that
branch of dental science known as orthodontia, and looking to the early and
complete recognition of the branch as a
distinct specialty to be taught and practiced as such” (Asbell, 1988, p. 176).
Currently, the American Society of Orthodontics is known as the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO). Asbell
noted in 1929 that the AAO created the
American Board of Orthodontics as the
first specialty certifying agency in dentistry, which was also the third specialty
in medicine.
To be continued …
Editor’s note: References will be included at the end of the final portion of this
series.
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Reliance introduces newest addition
to its lingual retention line: Extend LTR
By Paul Gange Jr., President
Reliance Orthodontic Products
O
ne of the many difficult
decisions you will face
on a daily basis is how to
achieve long-term retention when the patient
is out of your control.
Reliance has two excellent options (Retainium and Ortho Flex Tech) when a case
calls for a lingual retainer that is bonded
on every tooth.
These wires provide a proven retention
method that is far better than relying on
patient compliance with a removable retainer. However, there’s one drawback:
hygiene.
Dentists’ and dental hygienists’ biggest complaint about fixed retainers is
neither they — nor the patient — can
adequately cleanse around wires bonded
to every tooth. They maintain, rightly so,
that the wires bonded to every tooth are
a catch-point for calculus and debris. The
good news is not every case necessitates
a retainer to be bonded on every tooth.
In fact, a six bonding pad retainer would
be overkill in many Class I “minor movement” cases.
Reliance is proud to introduce our newest addition to our lingual retention line:
Extend LTR.
We have improved a popular labgenerated retainer wire to allow for chairside wire selection and placement. No lab
lead time and no lab costs. The ideal case
where Extend will be utilized is in a patient who has little anterior crowding and
no facial torqueing.
Extend is fabricated from a nickel-free
(.027) TMA wire. A bendable or shapeable
super-elastic wire, TMA has some give or
flexibility without changing the formed/
shaped characteristics. This feature allows
Extend a slight amount of flexion without deforming under mastication forces.
Ideal for holding cuspid width, Extend is
not only flattened at the cuspid segment
of the wire but also incorporates 20-degree angulated bonding pads to allow the
proper wire-lingual surface adaptation.
For the remaining anteriors, Extend
must be adapted to the lingual sides of
each tooth. A bird beak plier should be
used for slight adaptation bends, while
more extensive bends can be achieved
Extend in mouth.
Extend measuring device.
Photos/Provided by Reliance Orthodontic Products
with a three-prong plier without work
hardening the wire. Available in five sizes:
18, 20, 22, 24 and 26 mm.
The Extend arch measuring device
makes chairside size selection accurate
and simple. With the numbered-side facing up, seat the contact groove of the
measuring device at the midline. The first
number to fully clear the distal edge of the
lateral will be the number to correspond
with the designated wire size.
Chairside steps are as follows: 1) adapt
Extend on a study model, 2) prophy the
cuspids, 3) sandblast the cuspids, 4) etch
the cuspids, 5) apply one coat of Assure
and air dry, 6) place a small amount of LCR
paste in the middle of the cuspids, place
wire and light cure and 7) apply the final
coat of LCR to fabricate a custom pad of
composite, smooth with a resin-saturated
sponge pellet as needed and light cure.
Extend will be available in single-size
packs of five for $45 or a kit that includes:
(12) measuring device, (1) EX18, (2) EX20, (4)
EX22, (4) EX24, (1) EX26 at an introductory
price of $99.
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Planmeca ProMax 3D Mid offers
wide realm of new possibilities
ProMax 3D Ultra-Low Dose
protocol achieves about
77 percent reduction in
radiation without
compromising quality
By Planmeca Staff
T
he ProMax 3D Mid is a versatile and dynamic 2-D/3-D
imaging system that brings
new possibilities for diagnostics, treatment planning
and patient counseling,
asserts Planmeca.
Volumes ranging from the smallest
specialized cases to larger fields of view
accommodate a wide range of specialties, from general dentistry, endodontics,
periodontics and orthodontics to dental
and maxillofacial surgery. The smallest volume, 4 x 5 cm, is ideal for studies,
such as molar areas and single implant
sites, while the largest 20 x 17 cm volume
captures the full facial region.
As with all Planmeca units, the ProMax
3D Mid complies with the best practices
in dentistry by following the ALARA (As
Low As Reasonably Achievable) radiation
principle to minimize the patient’s exposure.
When compared with standard imaging protocols, the ProMax 3D Ultra-Low
Dose protocol achieves an average of 77
percent reduction in radiation without
compromising image quality.1
The unit is also designed with multibladed collimation, which provides
unique horizontal and vertical segmentation that focuses radiation only to
areas of anatomical interest; this minimizes any unnecessary exposure to
the patient. Additionally, the ProMax
3D Mid offers various imaging modes,
including pediatric mode, that allow
the minimum dose to be administered
based on clinical need.
For everyday diagnostic needs, the
ProMax 3D Mid also offers full 2-D functionality, including panoramic, optional
cephalometric and ProMax’s exclusive
Anatomically Accurate Extraoral Bitewing Program. This program, possible
only with patented SCARA (Selectively
Compliant Articulated Robotic Arm)
technology, is especially beneficial for
periodontal patients, children, elderly
patients, claustrophobic patients, patients with special needs, patients that
gag or patients in pain.
Images show details from premolar to
third molar areas, including parts of the
maxilla, mandible and rami, with more
clinical data (lateral to third molar) and
a consistent opening of interproximal
contacts that outdoes most intraoral
methods. All of this comes without the
challenges of sensor placement, the
changing of sensor sizes, disinfection
and equipment maintenance, greatly
improving workflow and ideally suited
Photos/Provided by Planmeca
to enhance overall patient experience.
The ProMax 3D Mid is delivered with
open-architecture Planmeca Romexis
software, which offers a complete, userfriendly solution for image acquiring,
viewing and rendering in multiple dimensions. Planmeca Romexis software
improves the diagnostic value of radiographs and supports different workflows,
from routine 2-D imaging to advanced
specialist treatment planning using 3-D
imaging modules.
With simplicity as a leading design
principle, Planmeca Romexis offers easyto-use tools that allow the software to be
used with minimal training. It also offers best-in-class integration, providing
users with the freedom to use third-party products for a customizable workflow.
TWAIN protocol and DICOM compliance,
as well as full support for Windows and
Mac OS operating systems, guarantees
that Planmeca Romexis can be used effortlessly in nearly any treatment environment, according to the company.
Built on a fully upgradable platform,
the ProMax 3D Mid allows clinicians to
make a one-time capital equipment investment that is equipped to handle any
future innovations in dentistry.
Available premium options for the
ProMax 3D Mid include ProFace, the industry’s first CBCT unit-integrated facial
scanner that uses a unique combination
of 3-D images.
One scan generates a true 3-D photo of
the patient’s facial anatomy as well as a
CBCT volume, or if required, the 3-D fa-
cial photo can be acquired separately in
a radiation-free process. This optional
feature provides clinicians with the ability to visualize soft tissue in relation to
dentin and facial bones, superimpose
images to see treatment progress, and
deviate images for an instant viewing of
changes.
For more information, or to schedule a free in-office consultation, please
call (855) 245-2908 or visit www.
planmecausa.com.
References
1)
According to “Dosimetry of Orthodontic
Diagnostic FOVs Using Low Dose CBCT
Protocol” by JB Ludlow and J Koivisto. For a
copy of this study, please contact Planmeca USA.
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Clarity ADVANCED Brackets and Forsus
Correctors: A beautiful combination
By 3M Unitek Staff
A
t 3M Oral Care, our goal
is to partner with you to
create healthy, beautiful
smiles that enhance your
patients’ lives with treatment solutions that make
your patients feel great about how they
look — even during treatment.
Fig. 3
Patients seeking esthetic treatment
Offering patients esthetic treatment
used to be an option. In today’s competitive environment, it’s an expectation. Patients of all ages want to be able to choose
among the appliances used for their
treatment, and an esthetic appearance
is one of the most important criteria in
their selection.
Industry data proves this out. For instance, demand for ceramic brackets
worldwide increased more than 12 percent between 2011 and 2014 (OMA data).
Some orthodontic practices have even
differentiated themselves by going completely esthetic, with great success.
3M Unitek has offered esthetic ceramic brackets since the early 1990s, well in
advance of the current trend. Today, our
Clarity™ ADVANCED Ceramic Brackets
are a leading treatment choice, and a
perfect balance of innovation and design. The translucent ceramic material
blends with the color of a patient’s teeth
and resists staining and discoloration, so
anyone can smile with confidence during
treatment (Fig. 1).
The bracket’s low profile and rounded
corners also make them comfortable to
wear. And if you have patients that want
colored ligatures, Clarity ADVANCED
Brackets make the colors “pop” (Fig. 2).
The brackets are made from a finegrained ceramic material and created
through a precise injection-molded process, for dependable strength and performance. Ample under tie-wing space
enables flexible treatment and ligation
options. And the proprietary stress concentrator on the base makes debonding
simple and predictable (Fig. 3).
Clarity ADVANCED Brackets are available with APC™ Adhesive coating that
simplifies the bonding process and reduces bonding steps. You can also choose
APC Flash-Free Adhesive that removes the
flash clean-up step, for unmatched efficiency in bonding (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
‘Clarity ADVANCED
Ceramic Brackets
are a leading
treatment choice,
and a perfect
balance of
innovation and
design.’
Fig. 1
A better patient experience
Many patients need Class II correction
at some point in treatment. The Forsus™
Fatigue Resistant Device is an esthetic,
compliance-free alternative to headgear.
It’s an out-of-the-box solution, requires no
lab work and applies consistent force levels for predictable outcomes. What patient
would choose headgear over a completely
hidden, comfortable and efficient treatment option?
Proven worldwide in more than 1 million cases — and counting — the coaxial
spring design of the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device resists fatigue-caused failures,
Fig. 2
helping to save you and your patients
from unscheduled office visits.
New Forsus Wire Mount
Now, installation of Forsus Correctors is
even easier, mid-treatment — with the
new Forsus™ Wire Mount. Using the Forsus Wire Mount, molar bands are no longer required, letting you conveniently
include Forsus C\orrectors at an archwire
change, even if not pre-planned (Fig. 5).
The unique T-hook design lets you secure
the Forsus Wire Mount to the bondable
tube using elastomeric ties. It is available in
two sizes for .018 and .022 bracket systems,
and it is universal for left and right use.
3M Science provides the foundation
for esthetic, efficient and easy-to-use so-
lutions that help you work smarter. But
improving patient lives by helping them
look great during treatment, spend less
time on orthodontic appointments and
have more time to enjoy their new smiles
is the biggest benefit.
For more information, please visit
3MUnitek.com/ADVANCE or talk to
your local 3M Unitek representative.
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