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February 1977
Volume 11, Issue 2

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

We are not going to resolve the question of the merit of myofunctional therapy in orthodontics in one issue of JCO, but we are presenting in this issue an extensive interview with a world authority on...

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JCO Interviews Dr. William R. Proffit on the Proper Role of Myofunctional Therapy

SIDNEY BRANDT DDS, Associate Editor

101-jco-img-5.jpgDr. Proffit received his dental training at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. Following his dental training, he obtained a Ph.D. degree in physiology and then was ...

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A Structured Wage Program in Orthodontic Practice

O.A. (BUD) HAM

Has it seemed to you that the last time you tried to hire an auxiliary the one you wanted thought she was worth a "pot of gold"? Did you have to settle for third or fourth choice because the better ca...

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Stress Analysis of Plastic Bracket Configurations

MICHAEL D. RAINS, SPIRO J. CHACONAS DDS, MS, ANGELO A. CAPUTO MS, PhD, RICHARD RAND

The use of plastic brackets has greatly improved the esthetic aspect of orthodontic treatment.1,2,3 However, the plastic brackets have been styled after their metal predecessors. Often they are not ab...

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Treatment of Class I Malocclusion Using the Broussard Two-Force Technique

CLIFFORD J. BROUSSARD DDS, GARFFORD J. BROUSSARD DDS, GEORGE J. SHIA DDS

Many orthodontists are impressed with the ease of tooth movement which results from the application of light forces and light wire. However, they may be reluctant to abandon the classical edgewise bra...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Improving Mandibular Incisor Stability

GLENN BURKLAND

For keystoning teeth to enhance incisor stability, I use a high speed flame-shaped diamond stone before the teeth are banded, removing enamel from the exposed edges of rotated teeth (Fig. 1).This prod...

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Preforming Begg Archwires

RICHARD J. ACKERMAN JR. DDS

Begg archwires can be preformed from 6" straight lengths of resilient round wire, using light wire pliers or an archwire forming machine (Fig. 1), following the accompanying diagram for the gradations...

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