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December 1988
Volume 22, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Numbers Game

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

The Numbers GameIn everyday life, we experience a tyranny of numbers that have been arbitrarily set. Six is the right age to enter the first grade, 16 is the right age to get a driver's license, 18 or...

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The Value of Staff Meetings

JOHN F. HANSON, DMD

In the early part of my career I used to think, "If only I could find good help, and if only 'the girls' had the same interest in and conviction of the importance of orthodontics that I have, how wond...

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Rapid Dry Heat Sterilization

ROBERT A. KOLSTAD, PHD

Until recently, dry heat has had the reputation of being a reliable but slow method of sterilization. However, the sterilization of metal instruments with conventional ovens has always been faster tha...

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The Posterior Joint Palpation Technique

MARK H. FRIEDMAN, DDS

Recent court decisions have caused many orthodontists to reevaluate their thinking regarding TMJ disorders. It is apparent that patients with these problems require more attention to diagnosis, record...

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Clinical and Instrumental Functional Analysis for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Part 7: Computer-Aided Axiography

DR. RUDOLF SLAVICEK

The computer-aided axiograph (CADIAX) enhances the tracking of hinge-axis movements, while producing additional tracking data and relating these data to time. The manual axiograph (see Part 5, JCO, Oc...

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The Effect of Silane Coupling Agents on the Bond Strength of a Polycrystalline Ceramic Bracket

MICHAEL B. GUESS, DDS, LARRY G. WATANABE, F. MICHAEL BECK, DDS, MICHAEL G. CRALL, DDS

Although the size, shape, prescription, and bulk of metal and synthetic sapphire (ceramic) brackets are similar, there is an important difference that can affect bond strength: the process required to...

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