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December 1981
Volume 15, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

An interesting report appeared in the October, 1981 issue of the ADA journal. In an article entitled "Mandibular position and upper body strength", a group at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital a...

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Understanding Patient Compliance

ALTON BARBOUR PhD, R.S. CALLENDER DDS

The practice of orthodontics has sometimes been described as involving two distinct but related processes, the physiological-mechanical and the psychological-educational. Proper application of applian...

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Orthodontic Management of the Palatally Impacted Tooth

YEHOSHUA SHAPIRA DMD, MLADEN M. KUFTINEC DSTOM, DMD

In most orthodontic techniques used to move impacted canines into the arch, the force usually comes from the labial archwire and is directed labially. However, when the canines are impacted high in th...

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Bonding to Porcelain

JERRY R. CLARK DDS, Editor, ROBERT WENTZ

If you have a problem bonding attachments to porcelain crowns or bridges, there are at least two products that may help you have better success. One is Ormco's Porcelain Primer. Etch the tooth normall...

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JCO Orthodontic Practice Study: Practice Expense

DAVID A. JOHNSON PhD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, LARRY R. DOMER DBA

This is the fourth in a series of reports of the results of the JCO Orthodontic Practice Study. The previous reports appeared in the September, October, and November issues of JCO. Expenses and expens...

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Torquing with Removable Appliances

SUMANT GOEL MDS

Many simple malocclusions can be treated with removable appliances; but, since removable appliances are only capable of tipping crowns, it has not been possible to torque roots, particularly in cases ...

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Computerized Paperwork in the Orthodontic Office

WILL F. GRAHAM DDS

I want to share my experience in developing a data processing system to computerize orthodontic paperwork. Unsuccessful attempts to use a computer for this purpose have resulted in a negative attitude...

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Evaluating Goodwill

JACK RUE COLEMAN CPBC, LESLIE E. KELTON III, MARK M. MEYERS CPBC, RICHARD O. ROEVER

The purchase of an existing practice, or joining an existing professional group, can have a strong economic benefit for the joining practitioner, which has been difficult to quantify. There are tangib...

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