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April 1989
Volume 23, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Getting Up to Speed

LARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSD

Getting Up to SpeedOn Friday, July 29, 1988, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. closed the First Republic Bank Corp. of Texas. Three days later, the bank reopened as an FDIC bridge bank under the nam...

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Wax Bite Records for Tooth Positioners

PER VARDE, DDS

The space required for a tooth positioner is usually achieved by rotating the mandible, with the center of rotation at the condyles. The most common methods of recording condylar position are by cepha...

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Clinical and Instrumental Functional Analysis for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Part 11: Overlay Splint Therapy

WILLIAM MISSERT

Overlay splint therapy is used when definitive treatment may need to be postponed because of mechanics, economic reasons, or a desire to assess the final treatment objective positions. The need for in...

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Computer Treatment Estimates in Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery

MICHAEL B. GUESS, DDS, MS, WOLFGANG V. SOLZER

Orthodontists spend a good deal of their time evaluating radiographs, photographs, and models. Their detailed findings about the malocclusion can be overwhelming to a patient who is primarily interest...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

A Simple Wraparound Retainer

ROBERT A. MEESE, DDS

The "RAM Retainer" (A) is designed so the clasps do not cross embrasures and with a wraparound effect capable of space closure and retraction. 270-jco-img-0.jpgTo construct an upper retainer, contour ...

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Lingual Spring for Minor Movement of Maxillary Central Incisors

STEPHEN W.H. YUEN, BSC, DDS, JOHN Y.K. LING, BDS, DOrth RCS

Minor tooth movement in the maxillary anterior region is sometimes required for esthetic reasons--for instance, a diastema between the central incisors, or rotation of the centrals caused by supernume...

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