Appliances & Techniques
Inman Power Component
Learn about the Inman Power Component and how simply orthodontic force can be controlled. This article takes you step by step through the fabrication of an IPC Distalizer. The IPC Distalizer is the easiest Distalizer to adjust clinically. The appliance is easy to fabricate and its low profile makes it comfortable for patients.
Refinement Alignment
Old school technique to finish up an orthodontic case using a simple Clear Aligner. Learn how to section out and reset a tooth on a stone model. Learn how to press, trim and polish a simple Clear Aligner.
The Fabrication of a Space Maintainer
This article teaches how to properly prepare a tooth so a proper size band can be fitted for a unilateral Space Maintainer. It takes you from prepping the tooth to polishing the solder joint. The information is so complete it could be used as an SOP in the orthodontic laboratory.
Blue Grass Thumb Sucking Deterrent
A Kentucky orthodontist created the Bluegrass Roller after observing the effects generated by bits on horses. This article shows some of the many types of thumb sucking deterrents and takes you step by step into fabricating a Bluegrass Roller. Dr. Haskell after seeing a sample Bluegrass Roller at my booth at an AAO said “Tell your accounts from now on Dr. Haskell invented that rascal”.