May 2024 Issue Highlights Clinical Efficiency of LightForce 3D-Printed Custom Brackets in Diverse Practice SettingsFree Access In this retrospective study, Drs. Wheeler, Garvan, Waldman, and Ford compare the efficiency of LightForce brackets to that of conventional brackets across four practices with different treatment philosophies, patient demographics, levels of experience, educational backgrounds, and appliance preferences.

May 2024 Issue Highlights DIGITAL ORTHO LAB CAD/CAM Design of a Rapid Palatal Expander to Prevent Buccal Molar Tipping The digitally designed and metal-printed expander described by Dr. Yoo and colleagues avoids buccal molar tipping, a common dental side effect of toothborne RPEs, by applying force at the level of the upper first molars’ center of resistance.

May 2024 Issue Highlights Digital Planning for Gingival Recontouring after Clear Aligner Treatment Gingival recontouring is often required to achieve optimal smile esthetics. Dr. Pinter presents a streamlined digital method to determine whether gingivectomy is needed after clear aligner therapy, and she illustrates how to perform it in the office.

May 2024 Issue Highlights PEARLS Correction of Occlusal-Plane Cant Using Spee-Anti-Spee Wires DMITRY I CASE REPORT Use of the Lower Third Molars for Anchorage Control in Class III Camouflage Treatment with a Lingual Appliance PAOLO ALBERTINI, ENRICO ALBERTINI, PELLITTERI, DOTTI, LOMBARDO The Pterygoid Anchorage Technique FRIEDLÄNDER, CHHATWANI CASE REPORT Management of a Mutilated Dentition with a Palatally Impacted Canine, Hypoplastic Lower First Premolars, and Missing Lower First MolarsFree Access KUMAR, GOYAL, YADAV, KAUSHIK, SHETTY Complete table of contents

May 2024 Issue Highlights JCO DIGITAL SHORT Bracket SubstitutionFree Access KRAVITZ JCO DIGITAL SHORT LEED Certified OfficeFree Access NORRIS JCO DIGITAL SHORT Managing Missing U2s: Even Better Than the Real Thing NICOZISIS Complete table of contents