My passion for aviation started very early indeed.When I was a child, in Bauru/SP, we lived only 50meters away from the airstrip of the aeroclub,where I watched, stunned, glued to the barbedwire fence that surrounded the airstrip, with attentiveeyes, the planes taking off and landing.Amazed, I kept imagining how it would feel to beable to see the earth from above, like a bird onhigh, to feel the force of gravity differently fromthe one that keeps our feet firmly planted on theground. I grew...

Introducing Professor Mario Vedovello Filho is notthe easiest of tasks, but it certainly is fascinating, asit involves innumerable facts, analyses and storiesthat recount the evolution of Undergraduate andGraduation studies and, of course, Orthodontics.Being privileged to be his daughter and work partner,I observe from an angle that certainly few knowof the person who knows how to teach, share anddelegate—characteristics of the masters.

INTRODUCTION: Removal of fixed orthodontic appliancesrequires care to minimize damage to tooth enamel. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to describe a safe protocol for theremoval of brackets at the end of orthodontic treatment.CONCLUSION: The use of multi-laminated burs at lowspeed allows the visualization of the remaining compositeresin at the time of removal, and subsequent polishing ofthe enamel with Sof-Lex Discs offers a safe protocol forfinishing the treatment.

INTRODUCTION: When performing an orthodontictreatment, centric relation (CR) is usedto diagnose and treat the patient. Whenusing fixed appliances, this conduct canbe carried out by the manipulation of thepatient during the initial and the followingappointments. With the advent of orthodonticaligners, the diagnosis manipulation can becarried out at the initial appointment; however,since the aligners are received ready for use, a scanin CR is necessary so that the direction of treatment canbe...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study was to illustratethe Printed Orthodontics digital technique for the confectionof metal orthodontic appliances, by the selectivelaser fusion method (sintering). Through this methodit is possible to manufacture conventional applianceslike the Hyrax, or skeletal anchorage devices. It uses theCAD/CAM technique without orthodontic casting, withdigital dental scanning, modeling, selective laser fusion,accessories welded with laser, finishing and polishing....

Introduction: The excessive gingival display is characterizedby an exaggerated exposure of the gingiva duringsmile, which negatively compromises its aesthetics.To make a more precise therapeutic approach, severalaspects must be carefully evaluated: the patients' degreeof dissatisfaction, age, sex, facial type and the etiologicalfactors. Several factors can be associated to causeexcessive gingival display, from the most severe, such asmaxillary skeletal vertical excess, to the simplest, such...

OBJECTIVE: This article aims at comparing the correctionof rotations with fixed appliances and with aligners, inorder to explain how the correction of rotations withaligners can be more predictable. METHODS: The orthodontistcan utilize the setup’s staging steps to identifystand-alone rotations, and transform them into synergisticones. CONCLUSIONS: Utilizing the setup’s visualstaging only as a treatment sales tool, and not utilizingit to evaluate, understand, and, if possible, modify...

INTRODUCTION: The extrusive movements of the maxillarylateral incisors are among those that present lesspredictability when using aligners. Bootstrap can be usedas an auxiliary resource to promote the total extrusion ofthese teeth, when tracking loss occurs. OBJECTIVES: Thiswork describes Bootstrap, an auxiliary clinical resource forthe recovery of tracking of maxillary lateral incisors, andtwo techniques recommended by the authors to maintainthe dental position with passive aligners until the...

OBJECTIVE: This case report describes the orthodontictreatment of a Class II, division 1, malocclusion with 8.0-mmoverjet and deep overbite, using fixed appliance and maxillaryfirst premolars extraction. CASE REPORT: Caninedistalization was performed with power chain, followedby retraction of the maxillary incisors with teardrop looparchwire, with controlled third order bends, employed toreduce the overjet, in conjunction with Class II intermaxillaryelastics and transpalatal bar to avoid...

INTRODUCTION: Although many orthodontists preferto treat Class II malocclusion in one phase, when thepatient has characteristics that increase the risk ofincisor fracture and affect self-perception, which canlead to bullying, one should consider a two-phasetreatment, due to the characteristics that indicatethis approach, making it an excellent alternative.OBJECTIVE: To describe the two-phase orthodontictreatment outcomes of a Class II dental and skeletalpatient with 10-mm overjet, exaggerated...

Objective: The objective of this article was to presentthe treatment of a patient with skeletal Class IIby marked mandibular deficiency, convex profile,reduced chin-neck line and lower third of the face.Case report: Male patient with favorable skeletalpattern (mesofacial) and growth potential (beginningof the growth spurt). He presents a Class II, division 1,malocclusion, with accentuated overjet and overbite,and accentuated curve of Spee. Initially, he was submittedto palatal disjunction...