Volume 13, Issue 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 16 26 20 FEATURES 16 Lasers in Orthodontics 20 A Look at Products for Orthodontic Patients 34 DEPARTMENTS 8 Ortho Industry News 10 Orthobites 40 AGpO Membership News 42 AOS Membership News On the cover: Dr. Debra Ettle-Resnick began her career in dentistry just out of high school by earning her Dental Assisting degree from Brainerd Technical School. With a passion for dentistry, she graduated from the University of Minnesota—School of Dentistry with her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and in 1992, began private practices in five rural communities in northwestern Minnesota. In 2004, Dr. Resnick was awarded her Diplomate status from the American Orthodontic Society and currently serves on the Board of Examiners for the American Orthodontic Society. Dr. Resnick is the multiple-recipient of the Robert G. Gerety Case of the Year Award which is presented by the American Orthodontic Society as recognition for the highest level of clinical achievement in orthodontics. Cover photo provided by Shawn Halvorson on Shawn's Pix in Twin Falls, MN 26 Balance & Equilibrium: Orthodontic Treatment with Tooth Mass Balance and Skeletal Anchorage Assisted Protraction to Create Balance 34 A Case Study Involving A Patient With An Open Bite & Tongue Thrust Habit 44 AOS-AGpO Meeting Recap 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 2013 5
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