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pulled back with rubber bands. Premolar extraction rose to popularity in the 1970s, when up to 60% percent of all patients were routinely treated with the Tweed technique. At the same time, it was observed in research published in the AJO-DO that this technique led to the retrusion of the jaws, "flattened" profile, and reduced vertical dimension.
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In other parts of the world, the Calvin-Tweed extraction method is still used in up to 80% of orthodontic cases, and Tweed and Case are celebrated as pioneers in the field. This despite the fact that the latest peer-reviewed study on the topic (2022) has confirmed that extraction orthodontic
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in 1864. After the war ended in 1865, he started studying dentistry at one of the local dentists in
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