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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS
Profession or Business?A number of voices in dentistry and in orthodontics have challenged us to decide whether we are in a profession or a business. In these presentations there is an implication tha...
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EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON, PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III
Editor's note: Parts 2 and 3 of this series are published in the December 1991 and January 1992 issues of JCO.This nationwide survey of practicing orthodontists is the sixth of the biennial studies co...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
MELVIN MAYERSON , DDS, MSD, ALTON C. BISHOP, DDS
This quarterly series of articles is being written by successful orthodontists who have particular expertise in certain areas of management and marketing (see JCO, August 1991, p. 471). The following ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
DR. ARNDT JAEHNIG
Mixing glass ionomer cement on a glass plate can be time-consuming, especially when instrument preparation and cleanup are taken into account. The ratio of powder to liquid can also be inconsistent. M...
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RICHARD P. McLAUGHLIN, DDS, JOHN C. BENNETT, LDS DOrth
The transition from standard edgewise to preadjusted appliances has allowed orthodontists to treat patients efficiently and with consistent quality of results. Although many techniques have been effec...
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CASE REPORT
ANTHONY D. VIAZIS, DDS, MS
Various types of elastics-- Class II, Class m, box, triangular, zig-zag, criss-cross, diagonal, and others--provide the clinician with the ability to correct both anteroposterior and vertical discrepa...
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GORDON C. HONIG, DMD
Anterior bite planes have long been used for treatment of deep overbite and crossbite, Phase II occlusal correction of patients with TMJ dysfunction,1,2 elimination of bracket or cuspal interference t...
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