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November 1975
Volume 9, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

Tongue thrust has been a subject of controversy in orthodontics for at least the last fifteen years and the more general subject of myofunctional therapy for quite a bit longer than that. A cause of t...

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Practical Points to Practice Efficiency, Part 4

R.G. ALEXANDER DDS

Band Removal Appointment At the first appointment, I remove all the bands except the four first molars, and an assistant removes the cement with hand instruments and cleans the teeth. She then re-educ...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Hygiene Around the 3-3 Retainer

O.W. CLIFTON DDS

Floss threaders are useful in cleaning the proximal surfaces of the six lower anterior teeth when a 3-3 retainer is used (Fig. 1). The threader is used to thread dental floss through the lower anterio...

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Tensile and Shear Strength of Begg Plastic Brackets

WILLIAM D. DOOLEY DDS, JOHN H. HEMBREE JR. DDS, FAUSTIN N. WEBER DDS

One of the major shortcomings in bonding technique is the questionable longevity of the brackets under orthodontic forces. Lexan, polycarboxylate, and stainless steel are the three materials currently...

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JCO Interviews Dr. Donald R. Poulton on Surgical-Orthodontics

SIDNEY BRANDT DDS, Interviews Editor

698-jco-img-1.jpgDr. Poulton has written and lectured extensively on orthodontic involvement in surgical-orthodontic procedures. He is Professor of Orthodontics, University of California School of Den...

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Updating the Timing Hadgear

MICHAEL E. NORTHCUTT DDS

Experience with the computerized timing headgear in the treatment of over two hundred cases in my office has produced some interesting new information about its use and its impact on an orthodontic pr...

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