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March 1995
Volume 29, Issue 3

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Who Knows What the Outcomes May Be?

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

Who Knows What the Outcome May Be? A number of recent articles in the lay press have dealt with attempts to utilize outcomes research to validate a "one best way" to perform health-care procedures. In...

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The Role of the Upper First Molar in Lower Incisor Crowding

JAN DE BAETS, DMD

Crowding of the lower anterior teeth is a common problem in orthodontics, despite attempts to formulate keys to stability of orthodontic treatment. 1-4 The rarity with which "ideal" occlusions are enc...

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Five Steps to Successful Practice Transition

JERRY R. CLARK, DDS

Why are so many orthodontic associations and partnerships unsuccessful? The reason is not that they do a poor job of practicing orthodontics. In fact, the main reason why many of these relationships f...

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Impression Technique for Patients with Limited Mandibular Opening

J. BURTON DOUGLASS, DMD, MSD

The most frequent cause of hypomobility of the jaw, according to Rotskoff, is muscular trismus.1 Other possible causes include arthritis or synovitis of the temporomandibular joints,2 trauma to the co...

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THE READERS' CORNER

PETER M. SINCLAIR, DDS, MSD

1. Do you regularly refer adult patients for a periodontal consultation before treatment, during treatment, or after treatment? If so, what is your rationale? If not, how do you determine when to refe...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Thermoformed Herbst Appliance

DR. MICHEL AMORIC

To make a thermoformed splint Herbst appliance, I use a new set of connecting rods and reinforcing .036" X .072" wires. This method eliminates welding, prevents loosening by using self-locking screws,...

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Fixed Piston Appliance for Rapid Class II Correction

RAPHAEL L. GREENFIELD, DDS, MSD

Most maxillary molar distalizing appliances tend to tip the maxillary first molar crowns distally to an overcorrected Class I position while tipping the molar roots mesially1-6. Unless a supplemental ...

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Bonding Ceramic Brackets with Light-Cured Glass Ionomer Cements

GONG-LIANG E. JOU, DDS, MS, RALPH L. LEUNG, DDS, MS, SHANE N. WHITE, DDS, JOSEPH H. ZERNIK, DMD, PHD

Bonding orthodontic brackets to an acid-etched enamel surface is an accepted procedure, but can have undesirable complications, such as enamel decalcification, retention of resin tags, and adverse ski...

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