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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
LARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSD
Hormones Gone Wild Technical advancements continue to improve the orthodontist's professional life and, if the recent past is any indication, will keep doing so in the near future. That's all for the ...
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EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON, PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS
Since the first biennial Orthodontic Practice Study was conducted in 1981, JCO has collected information on practice growth. In the first survey, the questionnaire simply asked whether a practice had ...
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JAMES J. HILGERS, DDS, MS
Bioprogressive therapy has been a staple of orthodontics for more than 20 years. Its originators, Drs. Robert Ricketts and Ruel Bench, combined contemporary edgewise mechanics with solid diagnostic pr...
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ROBERT P. SCHOLZ, DDS
In October 1986, at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, eight orthodontic computer software exhibitors joined in a panel discussion on how to select computer systems. I w...
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M.L. JONES, BDS, MSC, FDS, DORTH RCS
In a 1982 article I examined the construction and the failure rate of the palatal Rochette retainer.1 Originally, this was a cast retainer bonded to the 3-3 palatal surfaces for semi-permanent retenti...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
BRUCE S. HASKELL, DMD, PHD, DANIEL S. GERMAN, DDS
An annoying problem affecting edgewise straightwire appliances is the occasional crimping of maxillary incisal tie wings from patient abuse. Such distortion can stop tooth movement and delay subsequen...
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