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December 1990
Volume 24, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Segmenting a Practice

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

Segmenting a PracticeAn article entitled "Service Companies: Focus or Falter" in the July/August 1989 issue of Harvard Business Review makes a point that the most successful service companies have a s...

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Comparison of Shear Bond Strengths of Orthodontic Resins to Ceramic and Metal Brackets

A.M.P HARRIS, BCHD, BSC(Hons), V.P. JOSEPH , BDS, MSC, E. ROSSOUW, BSC, BCHD, BCHD(Hons), MCHD

This study was undertaken to compare the shear bond strengths of various light- and chemically activated orthodontic resins to both metal and ceramic brackets. Materials and Methods Sixty-five extract...

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Sliding Tube Appliance for Maxillary Canine Retraction

PAVAN KUMAR CHANDRA , MDSC

Most of the removable appliances used for upper canine retraction-- including cantilevered palatal springs, supported or unsupported buccal retraction springs, and reverse-loop buccal retraction sprin...

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THE READERS' CORNER

PETER M. SINCLAIR, DDS, MSD

This month's topics are surgical-orthodontic cases and second opinions.1. If you are treating surgical-orthodontic cases, what percentage of your total case load are they ? Orthognathic cases appear t...

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CASE REPORT

Differences in Anterior Retraction Between Identical Twins

DR. MARK A. LAWRENCE

Brandt and Safirstein have reported that less overall anterior retraction occurs when four second premolars are extracted than when first premolars are extracted, and that still less retraction occurs...

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CLINICAL AID

Presectioning Elastomerics to Avoid Cross-Contamination

MICHAEL A. BARON, DMD, MSD

One of the weakest links in the barrier control chain has been individual and chain elastomeric ligatures. If they are removed from trees, canes, or spools at chairside, the unused ligatures become co...

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Patient Appreciation: The Cornerstone of Internal Marketing

MELVIN MAYERSON , DDS, MSD

An article entitled "Staff Selection and Training" (JCO, March 1990) referred to a portion of our training program that is called "Patient Appreciation" . In response to numerous requests for more inf...

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