Volume 12, Issue 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 20 28 16 FEATURES 16 Straight Talk About Disinfectants 20 Case Study: Extreme Tip-Edge ® 24 DEPARTMENTS 8 Ortho Industry News 10 Orthobites 42 AGpO Membership News 44 AOS Membership News On the cover: Dr. William E. Wyatt, Sr., DDS, FACD, FICD. Dr. Wyatt is a general dentist who has limited his Hurst, TX practice to orthodontics for 35 years. He has treated cases using a variety of techniques: removable appliances, conventional Edgewise and, for Dr. Wyatt is a two-time recipient of the Cooley Award, presented by the Texas State Dental Society for his outstanding contribution to preventive orthodontics, and is a Senior Instructor and Diplomate of both the AOS and the International Association for Orthodontics. 24 Build A Beautiful Smile: Modifying the Biofilm Enamel Interface for Better Esthetic Outcome 28 The Function Junction: Utilizing Nature’s Bio-Adaptability of Soft and Hard Tissues This peer-reviewed journal is published as the official publication of the American Orthodontic Society and the Academy of Gp Orthodontics. www.orthodontics.com May/June 2012 5