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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
LARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSD
Functional Therapy Revisited Orthodontists throughout the world owe a debt of thanks to people like Frankel, Woodside, Harvold, McNamara, and Pancherz, who have shown us anew that functional appliance...
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TERRY G. DISCHINGER, DDS
The appliance originally designed by Emil Herbst1 and reintroduced by Hans Pancherz2-8 has recently gained popularity among U.S. orthodontists.9-14 I have used the Herbst appliance since 1981. The Edg...
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EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON, PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III
This fifth biennial survey was mailed on February 8, 1989, to all identifiable practicing orthodontic specialists in the United States. Because of postal delays in the first mailing, a second question...
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GERALD J. MURPHY, BS, DDS, FAGD, FICCMO, FAHNP
The term "TMJ" is often used to describe a variety of disorders that affect the jaw complex, as well as the inner relationship of the cranium to the cervical complex. The more correct term is "craniom...
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JAN ODEGAARD, BDS, MS, DO
Differing opinions have been expressed as to the safest and most efficient way to debond ceramic brackets. Swartz suggested a slow, peeling force.1 Unitek, however, recommends a torsional force for de...
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RICHARD N. CARTER, DMD, MS
Although various reports implicate crowding as a cause of incisor relapse, tooth shape is often the culprit--with or without arch-length deficiency (Fig. 1). Recontouring the contact points of sail-sh...
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PETER M. SINCLAIR, DDS, MSD
Topics are TMJ treatment and community activities.1. Do you treat TMJ patients in your practice? Do you treat patients with intracapsular problems (pops, clicks)? Do you treat patients with muscular-b...
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