Orthodontics without surgery, surgery without orthodontics

Unorthodox orthodontics: incisor palatal root torque without torquing

We have shown in a previous article [1] how a relatively simple unipoint system extemporaneously achieved the correction of tooth migration in cases of very advanced periodontal disease. Here, we are going to show how the same attachments in conjunction with micro-screws placed on each side of the pyriform aperture and in both sides of the mandibular symphysis, made it possible to correct an ex...

Orthodontics.

The Department of Orthodontics educates predoctoral, professional, and graduate students for careers as practicing dentists, orthodontists, researchers, and teachers. It delivers state-of-the-art treatment to its patients—adults, children, and adolescents with a range of orthodontic, craniofacial, and related issues. The department also conducts major research programs and receives significant ...

Sterilization without surgery.

For about two decades, investigators around the world have been trying to develop a safe, 95 percent effective method of nonsurgical female sterilization that could be performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis by nonphysicians, preferably after only a brief training period. Such a method has been called vital for meeting the worldwide demand for voluntary sterilization, since it i...

Fontan completion without surgery.

OBJECTIVE There are several modifications introduced in the preparation for a subsequent non-surgical transcatheter completion of the Fontan procedure. We report our experience with one type of the modification and the short-term results following its implementation. METHODS During bidirectional cavopulmonary connection (BCPC) an intra-atrial lateral tunnel is additionally created, as intende...

Coronary surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass.