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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
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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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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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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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
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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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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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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