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April 1988
Volume 22, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Managing Transfer Cases

ROBERT M. RUBIN, DMD, MS

Managing Transfer Cases It has been estimated that 10% of American families move each year. That means every orthodontist is going to experience significant numbers of transfers every year, both in an...

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Initial Management of First Molar Extraction Cases

H.S. ORTON, OBE, BDS, FDS, DOrth, N.E. CARTER, MSC, BDS, FDS, DOrth

It has been said that loss of the first molars doubles the treatment time and halves the prognosis.1 In orthodontic cases where extraction is unavoidable because of caries (a common problem in develop...

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CLINICAL AID

In-Office Manufacturing of Quad Helix Appliances

J.-P. JOUETTE, DSO, DUO

The Quad Helix is constructed by bending a large-diameter round wire such as .036" ductile yellow Elgiloy, No. 4 gold, or .040" hard Remanium. It can be soldered to the lingual surfaces of the upper f...

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JCO ROUNDTABLE

Reminiscences of the '30s

DR. NORMAN WAHL, Moderator, DR. EUGENE FARBER, DR. ROBERT J. GAWLEY, DR. HERBERT V. MUCHNIC, DR. LEONARD SIDLOW

DR. WAHL The 1930s were a time of great change in our profession. Graduate courses were being introduced in the universities; fullbanded treatment was becoming fashionable; cephalometric radiography w...

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Transfer Fee Adjustment

STEPHEN J. VOGEL, DDS

Transfer patients are often dissatisfied with the variability of fee arrangements. Different fees in different areas of the country seem to be accepted, but how the fees are broken down causes much mi...

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Bracket Retention after 15-Second Acid Conditioning

WAYNE A. LABART, BS, DDS, MS, WAYNE W. BARKMEIER, DDS, MS, MARK H. TAYLOR, BA, DDS

Enamel acid conditioning for bonding orthodontic brackets has traditionally been a 60-second procedure. Early reports indicated that phosphoric acid solutions of 20-50% were effective with 60-second e...

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Removable Herbst Appliance for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

ERNEST A. RIDER, DDS

Sleep apnea, a breathing abnormality that occurs during sleep, has been divided into three types: Central--stoppage of airflow from lack of respiratory effort. Obstructive--stoppage of airflow despite...

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