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Second Opinion: The Fine Line of Phase I Dr. Robert Kazmierski explains why it’s essential to figure out when patients truly do benefit from Phase I treatment—based on scientific results, not marketing.
Second Opinion: The Fine Line of Phase I
by Dr. Robert Kazmierski
Dr. Robert Kazmierski explains why it’s essential to figure out when patients truly do benefit from Phase I treatment—based on scientific results, not marketing.
May 2022
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A Voice in the Arena: Lip Trapping Dr. Chad Foster, Orthotown’s editorial director, discusses how lower lip trapping can mask underlying hard-tissue deficiencies, and how to approach such cases.
A Voice in the Arena: Lip Trapping
by Dr. Chad Foster
Dr. Chad Foster, Orthotown’s editorial director, discusses how lower lip trapping can mask underlying hard-tissue deficiencies, and how to approach such cases.
May 2022
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With Great Parity Comes Great Responsibility As the number of companies offering clear aligner options burgeons, so does confusion about which options might be best for an orthodontist’s practice. Dr. Andrew Sarpotdar discusses his experiences with several major companies since 2013 and shares five keys for choosing the right clear aligner system for your practice.
With Great Parity Comes Great Responsibility
by Dr. Andrew Sarpotdar
As the number of companies offering clear aligner options burgeons, so does confusion about which options might be best for an orthodontist’s practice. Dr. Andrew Sarpotdar discusses his experiences with several major companies since 2013 and shares five keys for choosing the right clear aligner system for your practice.
April 2022
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Will Extractions Worsen the Face of This Girl? This Townie gets a second opinion on extractions after the patient’s mother expresses concern.
Will Extractions Worsen the Face of This Girl?
This Townie gets a second opinion on extractions after the patient’s mother expresses concern.
April 2022
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Industry News Take a look at some of the latest happenings in the orthodontic industry.
Industry News
Take a look at some of the latest happenings in the orthodontic industry.
April 2022
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New Products Take a look at some of the newest products hitting the orthodontic market.
New Products
Take a look at some of the newest products hitting the orthodontic market.
April 2022
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Poll: Bonding, Brackets and Wires With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on bonding, brackets and wires.
Poll: Bonding, Brackets and Wires
With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on bonding, brackets and wires.
April 2022
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Product Profile: Glacier Thermoform Material For fabrication of aligners and retainers
Product Profile: Glacier Thermoform Material
For fabrication of aligners and retainers
April 2022
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A Voice in the Arena: Aesthetic Importance of Upper Incisor Vertical Position Orthotown Editorial Director Dr. Chad Foster shares a patient case in which the position of upper incisors within the lip frame became of singular importance during treatment.
A Voice in the Arena: Aesthetic Importance of Upper Incisor Vertical Position
by Dr. Chad Foster
Orthotown Editorial Director Dr. Chad Foster shares a patient case in which the position of upper incisors within the lip frame became of singular importance during treatment.
April 2022
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Outside-the-Box Smile Design Dr. Mike DePascale shares a case study that challenged him early in his professional tenure—a patient with a narrow maxilla, irregular mandibular arch, severe crowding and overjet, lip incompetence and several other issues who was unwilling to pursue surgical treatment. As DePascale explains, the final result wasn’t orthodontic perfection but was life-changing nonetheless.
Outside-the-Box Smile Design
by Dr. Mike DePascale
Dr. Mike DePascale shares a case study that challenged him early in his professional tenure—a patient with a narrow maxilla, irregular mandibular arch, severe crowding and overjet, lip incompetence and several other issues who was unwilling to pursue surgical treatment. As DePascale explains, the final result wasn’t orthodontic perfection but was life-changing nonetheless.
March 2022
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Why Did This UL7 Never Drop Into Occlusion? Chances of Ankylosis? Townies trade theories and potential treatments for a rare #7 not dropping into place
Why Did This UL7 Never Drop Into Occlusion? Chances of Ankylosis?
Townies trade theories and potential treatments for a rare #7 not dropping into place
March 2022
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Challenging Case This Townie needs help on an inherited case that was unsuccessfully treated with Invisalign
Challenging Case
This Townie needs help on an inherited case that was unsuccessfully treated with Invisalign
March 2022
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Poll: Treatment Planning With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on treatment planning.
Poll: Treatment Planning
With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on treatment planning.
March 2022
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2021 Townie Choice Awards After Townies cast their ballots for their favorite orthodontic services and products, we tallied the results. Now, it’s time to announce the winners of the Orthodontic 2021 Townie Choice Awards!
2021 Townie Choice Awards
After Townies cast their ballots for their favorite orthodontic services and products, we tallied the results. Now, it’s time to announce the winners of the Orthodontic 2021 Townie Choice Awards!
January/February 2022
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5 Clear Advantages of Aligners In their early history in orthodontics, aligners were considered the Rodney Dangerfield of orthodontic appliances: They got no respect, because it was thought they had such limited clinical applicability. But as Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis explains, aligners possess many qualities that are unparalleled by traditional fixed appliances, including the ability to apply continuous force and control lower incisor position.
5 Clear Advantages of Aligners
by Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis
In their early history in orthodontics, aligners were considered the Rodney Dangerfield of orthodontic appliances: They got no respect, because it was thought they had such limited clinical applicability. But as Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis explains, aligners possess many qualities that are unparalleled by traditional fixed appliances, including the ability to apply continuous force and control lower incisor position.
January/February 2022
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Townie Treatment Case: Small But Mighty Dr. Adith Venugopal shares a case study in which he used extraradicular miniscrews to encourage tooth movement during whole-arch distalization to help correct lip incompetence and bidental protrusion.
Townie Treatment Case: Small But Mighty
by Dr. Adith Venugopal
Dr. Adith Venugopal shares a case study in which he used extraradicular miniscrews to encourage tooth movement during whole-arch distalization to help correct lip incompetence and bidental protrusion.
January/February 2022
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Office Visit: Dr. Gary Kawata This Townie has won four “teacher of the year” awards while serving as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s graduate orthodontics program. He also runs a beautiful practice in Corona, California. Hear his take on clinical diagnostic technology, what new grads should expect from the future of orthodontics, and more.
Office Visit: Dr. Gary Kawata
by Kyle Patton, associate editor
This Townie has won four “teacher of the year” awards while serving as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s graduate orthodontics program. He also runs a beautiful practice in Corona, California. Hear his take on clinical diagnostic technology, what new grads should expect from the future of orthodontics, and more.
January/February 2022
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Personal Attention Vs. the Busy ‘Place To Be’ Townies discuss the pros and cons of having a busy office.
Personal Attention Vs. the Busy ‘Place To Be’
Townies discuss the pros and cons of having a busy office.
January/February 2022
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Poll: CE and Networking With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on CE and networking.
Poll: CE and Networking
With our monthly poll, you can see how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how orthodontics is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the profession. Take a look at this month’s results on CE and networking.
January/February 2022
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Fit to Print (Part 2) Interest in in-office aligner (IOA) systems is growing in the orthodontic community, yet a limited number of providers have implemented this system in their practices. In the second part of his series, Dr. Rooz Khosravi breaks down parts of an IOA system and provides readers with essential information on how they can build one at their practices.
Fit to Print (Part 2)
by Dr. Rooz Khosravi
Interest in in-office aligner (IOA) systems is growing in the orthodontic community, yet a limited number of providers have implemented this system in their practices. In the second part of his series, Dr. Rooz Khosravi breaks down parts of an IOA system and provides readers with essential information on how they can build one at their practices.
December 2021
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Behind the Curtain: 5 Failures That Forged Me In the latest installment of our newest recurring column written by members of the Orthotown community, Dr. Kyle Fagala shares five failures he encountered during his first eight years of practice, and the lessons learned from them.
Behind the Curtain: 5 Failures That Forged Me
by Dr. Kyle Fagala
In the latest installment of our newest recurring column written by members of the Orthotown community, Dr. Kyle Fagala shares five failures he encountered during his first eight years of practice, and the lessons learned from them.
December 2021
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Office Visit: Dr. Anthony Anyadike With more than three decades of practice under his belt, this Townie is one of the longest-tenured orthodontists in the metro D.C. area. We visit his Glen Burnie, Maryland, practice to talk about the evolution of the profession, growing up in West Africa and the bittersweetness of being a Baltimore Orioles fan.
Office Visit: Dr. Anthony Anyadike
by Kyle Patton, associate editor
With more than three decades of practice under his belt, this Townie is one of the longest-tenured orthodontists in the metro D.C. area. We visit his Glen Burnie, Maryland, practice to talk about the evolution of the profession, growing up in West Africa and the bittersweetness of being a Baltimore Orioles fan.
November 2021
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18 and 22 Slot Townies get theoretical and discuss swapping a common slot with a different bracket.
18 and 22 Slot
Townies get theoretical and discuss swapping a common slot with a different bracket.
November 2021
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Fit to Print (Part 1) In the first installment of a two-part series, Dr. Rooz Khosravi identifies the main components required to set up an in-office aligner system—intraoral scanners, digital software packages and 3D printers—and what orthodontists should look for in each.
Fit to Print (Part 1)
by Dr. Rooz Khosravi
In the first installment of a two-part series, Dr. Rooz Khosravi identifies the main components required to set up an in-office aligner system—intraoral scanners, digital software packages and 3D printers—and what orthodontists should look for in each.
November 2021
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A Voice in the Arena: Adult Orthodontic Rehab Cases Orthotown Editorial Director Dr. Chad Foster discusses the lessons he’s learned when treating adult orthodontic rehabilitation cases, and the four items he needs to be comfortable with before he agrees to take on a new patient who needs such care.
A Voice in the Arena: Adult Orthodontic Rehab Cases
by Dr. Chad Foster
Orthotown Editorial Director Dr. Chad Foster discusses the lessons he’s learned when treating adult orthodontic rehabilitation cases, and the four items he needs to be comfortable with before he agrees to take on a new patient who needs such care.
December 2021
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