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June 1986
Volume 20, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Scientific Innovation

LARRY W.WHITE, DDS

It takes about 25 to 30 years before a scientific theory becomes accepted. Paul Ehrlich developed the theory of chemotherapy for fighting infections between 1907 and 1910, but it was 25 years later wh...

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Glass Ionomer Cement

LARRY W. WHITE, DDS

Glass ionomer cement contains a powder similar to that of silicate cement and a polyacrylic liquid similar to that of polycarboxylate cement. It was first described in 1972,1 but it was not marketed i...

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Patient Responses to Lingual Appliances

PETER M. SINCLAIR, BDS, MSD, MICHAEL F. CANNITO , MS, CCC, LARRY J. GOATES, DDS, MSD, LEO F. SOLOMOS, EDD, C. MOODY ALEXANDER, DDS, MS

Although the lingual appliance has received considerable attention in the United States,1-5 little has been reported on patient responses. This study was undertaken to determine personality profiles o...

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Hyperpropulsor Activator

GEORGES GAUMOND, MS, DSO

The hyperpropulsor activator,1 developed from the monobloc of Robin,2 consists of a bimaxillary block of acrylic made with the bite open and the mandible in a forward position (Fig. 1). The incisal ed...

405

Audiovisual Communication

VINCENT E. MASCIA, DDS, MARC S. LEMCHEN, DMD

A chairside television and remote videocassette recorder make it possible to entertain and educate child and adult patients right at the chair. In our office, we use a radio-television unit with a 1½-...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Bonding for Enhanced Retention of Removable Appliances

LEONARD GORELICK, DDS, ARNOLD GEIGER, DDS

Several anatomical factors can keep circumferential clasps from providing adequate retention: Bell-shaped posterior teeth Teeth with abnormal axial inclinations High palatal vaults that cause poor tis...

414

TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Bonded Composite Button for Removable Appliances

STEPHEN EDWARD GRIMM III, DDS

A lingual button formed from composite bonding material can improve the effectiveness of activated springs in Hawley appliances used to correct anterior crossbites. Composite is added to the lingual s...

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