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January 1985
Volume 19, Issue 1

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Orthodontist as Entrepreneur

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

The Orthodontist as EntrepreneurIn undertaking a private practice, an orthodontist is--by definition--an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship has wonderful potential benefits, but demands vision and energy ...

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Modified Nance and Lingual Appliances for Unilateral Tooth Movement

JOSEPH GHAFARI DCD, DMD

The Nance holding arch consists of a palatal arch attached to first molar bands and embedded in an acrylic "button" that lies against the palatal rugae. It was designed to act as a space maintainer in...

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Anterior Space Prediction with a Microcomputer

PAUL HOFFMAN JR. DDS

A computer program--the Easy Space Predictor (ESP)--can be used before treatment to predict whether there will be spaces in the maxillary arch after treatment and the size of the spaces. Tooth measure...

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Effects of Enamel Etching Time on Bond Strength and Morphology

WAYNE W. BARKMEIER DDS, MS, A. JOHN GWINNETT PhD, BDS, LDS, RCS, SCOTT E. SHAFFER MS

One-minute conditioning of enamel has become standard practice in bonding technique. A clear trend is emerging that suggests the time of acid conditioning in bonding procedures can be reduced, to redu...

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Air-Rotor Stripping

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS

Air-rotor stripping (ARS) enables the clinician to remove a precise amount of interproximal enamel to create space, primarily in the buccal quadrants, for aligning or retracting teeth. In selected cas...

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Apical Root Resorption During Begg Treatment

E.M. L'ABEE, G.C.H. SANDERINK

The purpose of this study was to investigate root resorption of the maxillary incisors during Begg treatment. The right central incisor was chosen, since it appears to be one of the teeth most suscept...

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You Never Have a Second Chance To Make a Good First Impression

CHARLENE N. LEFLER RDH, BS

Could your staff be better missionaries for your practice? Effective communication skills are not innate; they must be learned and practiced daily. Staff members who know how to communicate effectivel...

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