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April 1991
Volume 25, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

One? Two? Three?

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB

One? Two? Three?Studies have shown that half of the orthodontists in the United States use a one-visit case presentation. The premise is that patients are ready to say "yes", so why not strike while t...

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1990 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures, Part 2: Breakdowns of Selected Variables

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON, PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

Editor's note: Parts 1 and 3 of this series are published in the March and May 1991 issues of JCO.Part 1 in this series (JCO, March 1991) covered the methodology, demographics, and basic results of th...

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Computer-Aided Space Analysis

CHEN-HSING YEN, DMD

Space analysis is a critical factor in the extraction decision. In addition to the widths of all permanent teeth and available space in each arch, space analysis can include Bolton ratios, tooth-size ...

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Modified Maxillary Splint for Class II, Division 1 Treatment

JOSE FERNANDO CASTANHA HENRIQUES, DDS, MS, PHD, DECIO RODRIGUES MARTINS, DDS, PHD, GUILHERME DE ARAUJO ALMEIDA, DDS, MS, WEBER J.S. URSI, DDS, MS

Class II orthodontic therapy is ideally directed at both the correction of dentoalveolar disharmony and the attainment of an esthetic and functional dental-skeletal relationship.1,2 As a result, a wid...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Heat Removal of Ceramic Brackets

NORMAN R. GORBACK, DDS

Removal of ceramic brackets can be difficult for the orthodontist and painful or even harmful for the patient. The use of heat makes bracket removal efficient and painless, although extreme care is re...

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A Plier for Tying Continuous Ligatures

PER U. VARDE, DDS

This article describes a needle holder that has been modified for tying continuous ligatures. The autoclavable instrument allows any number of brackets in an arch to be tied without cutting the wire b...

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Finishing and Detailing with a Preadjusted Appliance System

RICHARD P. McLAUGHLIN, DDS, JOHN C. BENNETT, LDS DOrth

Previous articles in this series have discussed the management of various stages of orthodontic treatment with preadjusted appliance systems.1-3 We have described the methods and techniques that have ...

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