Orthotown Magazine - June 2010

Articles
Benjamin Lund, Editor, Orthotown Magazine
Orthotown Magazine takes a deeper look at the new relationship between Discus Dental and Zap Lasers.
Dr. Louis G. Chimura presents laser procedures that are not only possible but advantageous as an adjunct to orthodontic treatment and the ways they can be performed using diode lasers.
Dr. Lisa Alvetro
Dr. Lisa Alvetro presents the use of the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device in correcting Class II malocclusions.
Dr. Donald E. Machen discusses the use of the Encounter-based Risk Management System to eliminate the initiating factors of lawsuits.
In This Issue
Wm. Randol Womack, DDS Editorial Director, Orthotown Magazine
On Annual Sessions and Virtual Study Clubs
Education
Message Boards
Find out what others do for removal of cement and polishing of teeth at the debond appointment.
Do you use a laser in your office? Check out the advice given about exposing non-keratinized tissue.
A Townie is provided advice on making retainers when a patient is terminating treatment as well as opinions on hand washing and giving a second opinion on treatment options.
Townie Clinicals
This 45-year-old patient's occlusion has worsened over the past two years. Is it because of acromegaly, a parafunctional habit, or something else?
This 12-year-old female presents several years after a car accident in which she avulsed #22. Would you close the space or open it for an implant?

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