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September 1993
Volume 27, Issue 9

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The 1993 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

The responses to the 1993 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study on economics and practice administration have been tabulated, and the first in a series of articles detailing the most important results appear...

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Mushroom Spring for Minor Tooth Movement

BRENDAN J. BOYLAN DDS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Spring forces are usually delivered through free-ended wires based in the acrylic body of a removable appliance. The efficiency of such an appliance depends on the diameter and configuration of the wi...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Simplified Quad Helix Construction

MAURICE J. COSTELLO BDSC, MDSC, FRACDS

Lingual buttons can be used to stabilize a Quad Helix* appliance as follows. Pre-weld lingual buttons to the molar bands on the model. Remove the gingival half of each lingual button with a diamond di...

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THE READERS' CORNER

TMJ and Practice Newsletters

PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD

What percentage of your orthodontic patients would you estimate show TMJ signs or symptoms before treatment? during treatment? after treatment? Responses can be divided into those reporting a low inci...

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1993 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends

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

The questionnaire for JCO's seventh biennial survey of orthodontic economics and practice administration was mailed on Feb. 22, 1993, to all the U.S. orthodontic specialists who could be identified. W...

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Rapid Class II Correction with a Headgear-Expander

DAVID W. WARREN DDS

Since Haas introduced his rapid palatal expander,1,2 orthodontists have combined RPE appliances in various ways with other mechanics.3-7 This article will describe and illustrate a method of treating ...

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A Practical Biteplane for Use with Fixed Appliances

CALVIN K. HEINRICH DDS, MSD

Biteplanes are often used when bracket interference makes it difficult to bond the lower anterior or even the lower posterior teeth at the start of treatment. Biteplanes are also needed in many cases ...

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Generalized Idiopathic External Root Resorption

AMY L. COUNTS DDS, MSD, RONALD A. WIDLAK DDS

Root resorption is not in itself an unusual finding; a slight amount of root resorption may be present in all secondary teeth.1 Although a patient may complain that a tooth has suddenly loosened, it c...

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