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August 1991
Volume 25, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Great Expectations

LARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSD

Great ExpectationsSir Isaac Newton is supposed to have said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." One of the contributing authors to this issue of JCO, Dr. Jim Hilge...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Patient Enrollment: Initial Call to Appliance Placement

MELVIN MAYERSON , DDS, MSD, TERRY G. DISCHINGER , DDS

The basic premise of this column is that there are orthodontists throughout the world who are not only adept clinicians, but also innovative and knowledgeable enough about management and marketing to ...

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Debonding Ceramic Brackets: Effects on Enamel

THOMAS B. REDD, DDS, MS, PRASANNA KUMAR SHIVAPUJA BDS, MDS, DDS, MS

Since the introduction of acid-etch direct bonding, various investigators have reported loss of enamel due to etching and debonding.1-6 With the advent of ceramic brackets, a new concern over enamel l...

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A New Mold Technique for Making Acrylic Appliances

KUNIAKI MIYAJIMA, DDS, MS, DDSC, YOSHIHIRO YOKOI

Uniform thickness of acrylic is difficult to achieve in palatal plates made with self-curing or light-cured acrylic,1 using either a salt-and-pepper or a spread technique.2 If the plate is too thin in...

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A Method of Enamel Reduction for Correction of Adult Arch-Length Discrepancy

JULIEN PHILIPPE, DCD, DSO

Air-rotor stripping, which treats moderate crowding by reducing enamel throughout the entire arch, was an important step forward in adult orthodontics.1,2 This article presents an alternative method o...

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Adjuncts to Bioprogressive Therapy: A Palatal Expansion Appliance for Non-Compliance Therapy

JAMES J. HILGERS, DDS, MS

Class II malocclusions are virtually impossible correct without expanding the upper arch. The very etiology of Class II malocclusion implies a narrow upper arch, mesially rotated upper molars, blocked...

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Therapeutic Ankylosis of Primary Teeth

BARBARA SHELLER, DDS, MSD, LENA OMNELL, DDS, MSD

Maxillary advancement is the treatment of choice for patients with a Class III dental relationship due to midfacial deficiency or retrusion. The maxilla can be moved surgically at any age, but such pr...

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CLINICAL AID

Patient Brochure for Two-Phase Treatment

LES O. STARNES, DDS, MS

Any orthodontist who uses two-phase treatment has experienced misunderstandings at the beginning of the second phase. In my office, we limit the first phase to no longer than 18 months, and attempt to...

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