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January 2004
Volume 38, Issue 1

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Are Orthodontists Overpaid?

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

In early November, an article on the CBS MarketWatch website generated a bit of a stir in the world of orthodontics. Titled "Ten Most Overpaid Jobs in the U.S.", the piece by Chris Plummer had orthodo...

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Double Transfer Trays for Indirect Bonding

PABLO ECHARRI DDS, TAE-WEON KIM DDS, MSD, PHD

Indirect bonding has a number of advantages over direct bonding, including greater accuracy of bracket positioning and the ability to customize bracket prescriptions according to individual case requi...

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Predictable Retention for the Periodontally Compromised Patient

ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MS, CHARLES KANER DDS

The retention of completed orthodontic treatment results1-5 can be especially challenging in adult patients with significant alveolar bone loss. These patients often experience an unusual degree of re...

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2003 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 4: Additional Breakdowns

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

The first three parts of this report (JCO, October, November, December 2003) covered trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration since the first biennial JCO Orthodontic Practice Study...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Protraction/Retraction Devices and Scheduling

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Do you use a maxillary protraction device and, if so, how do you diagnose the need for it? Ninety-six percent of the respondents reported that they used maxillary protraction appliances. Only two clin...

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OVERVIEW

Frictional Resistance in Ceramic and Metal Brackets

RUPALI KAPUR WADHWA BDS, DMD, MS, HYUE KYUNG KWON DDS, MDS, JAMES J. SCIOTE DDS, MS, PHD, JOHN M. CLOSE MA, PMSD

Friction is the force that acts tangentially at the surface of two moving objects in contact. Static friction is the force required to initiate movement, whereas kinetic friction is the force needed t...

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CASE REPORT

Orthodontic Traction of an Impacted Canine Through a Synthetic Bone Substitute

MARC DANAN MS, STÉPHANE ZENOU DDS, ANNE-SOPHIE BOUAZIZ-ATTAL DDS, SOPHIE-MYRIAM DRIDI MS

Any loss of bony and osteomucous substance in the area of an impacted tooth can impede the ability of the orthodontist to move the tooth into the arch after periodontal surgery. Several regenerative t...

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