Volume 11, Issue 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Features 12 Improving Anchorage: TADs Use in Orthodontic Treatment Plans By Katte Anilesh, DDS, MAGD, Anuja Patel, BDS, MBA, Vikaskumar Patel, BDS, MBA and Jim R. Prittinen, DDS 12 24 Taming the Anterior Open Bite with Mini Screws By Juan C. Echeverri, DDS, FAOS and Elsa A. Echeverri, DDS, FAAPD 34 Spectacular Smiles Quickly: Powerprox Six Month Braces ® By Richard J. DePaul, Jr., DDS 18 38 Goals of Interception Orthodontic Treatment By Chris Baker, RN, DMD Departments 8 Ortho Industry News 18 Orthobites: When TADs Fail By David W. Jackson, DDS, FAGD, IBO 24 42 AGpO Membership News 44 AOS Membership News 46 Patient’s Page 34 On the cover: Dr. Juan Echeverri and Dr. Elsa Echeverri are owners of Echeverri Dental Care in Houston, TX. Both are fluent in both English and Spanish and have made dental presentations in Columbia, Venezuela, Spain, Costa Rica and the United States. Both doctors are active in various organizations. Cover photography by Fred Keinz Photography This peer-reviewed journal is published as the official publication of the American Orthodontic Society and the Academy of Gp Orthodontics. www.orthodontics.com September/October 2011 5