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December 1993
Volume 27, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

You Will Retire

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

You Will Retire A report in the October 18, 1993, issue of the ADA News indicated that a large majority of Americans will not have half of what they will need to retire. Orthodontists can be in the sa...

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Recent Advances in Bonding to Gold, Amalgam, and Porcelain

BJORN U. ZACHRISSON, DDS, PHD, TAMER BUYUKYILMAZ, DDS

Bonding has many advantages over banding in orthodontic practice. Bonded molars show less plaque accumulation, gingival inflammation, and interproximal loss of attachment during orthodontic treatment ...

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A System for Thorough Retention Checks

RICHARD N. CARTER, DMD, MS

As an orthodontic practice matures, the number of patients in retention increases. The sheer number of such patients may eventually become a management problem. Rather than arbitrarily shortening the ...

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CASE REPORT

Treatment of a Patient with Juvenile Periodontitis

SIRIMA PETDACHAI, DDS, TERUKO TAKANO-YAMAMOTO, DDS, DDSC, SATOSHI ADACHI, DDS, DDSC

Juvenile periodontitis or periodontosis is characterized by severe tooth mobility or a rapid loss of alveolar bone around more than one permanent tooth. 1 There are three classifications: Type I, firs...

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THE READERS' CORNER

PETER M. SINCLAIR, DDS, MSD

The topics include oral hygiene and OSHA compliance.1. What do you do if a new patient presents with poor oral hygiene? Virtually all the orthodontists responded that they would not start treatment. T...

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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN

The Americans with Disabilities Act

WARREN HAMULA, DDS, MSD, DAVID W. HAMULA, DDS

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. The three sections of the act deal with:Title I -- Equal Employment Opportunity for individuals with disabilities.Title II -...

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CLINICAL AID

Visual Aid for Recontouring Anterior Teeth

VARUN KALRA, BDS, MDS, DOrth, DDS, MS

Recontouring of uneven or chipped incisal edges can improve the esthetics and function of anterior teeth.1-3 However, any grinding of incisal edges must be done judiciously. It is helpful to be able t...

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