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April 1995
Volume 29, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

How Many Is Enough?

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

How Many Is Enough? Is the current number of orthodontists adequate to meet the present demand for their services, and will it remain so in the foreseeable future?The answer to the first part of the q...

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Positioning Your Practice in a Competitive Marketplace

JOSEPH F. O'NEIL, DMD, JOHN J. SHERIDAN, DDS, MSD

According to estimates, Americans are subjected to more than 2,000 marketing messages per day. That is no longer information overload; it's information avalanche. Our response to all this marketing n...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Prevention of Loose Herbst Appliance Screws

A. FRANK CORTI, DDS

The screws on the maxillary posts of the Herbst appliance tend to loosen during treatment, frustrating both the clinician and the patient. One solution I have found is to solder an auxiliary wire, run...

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Interception of the Pseudo-Class I Using a Rotational Headgear Tube

JAN DE BAETS, DMD

The Pseudo-Class I occlusion has been defined as an apparent Class I occlusion marked by lower incisor crowding and mesially rotated upper first molars.1 Two distinct types of development have been id...

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Correction of Single-Tooth Crossbite

SHOJI NAKAMURA, DDS, KUNIAKI MIYAJIMA, DDS, MS, PHD, KUNISHIGE NAGAHARA, DDS, PHD, YOSHIHIRO YOKOI

Correction of posterior or anterior single-tooth crossbite, although it involves a limited portion of the dental arch, can be difficult. The tooth in crossbite must be intruded and moved either lingua...

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The 'Over and Under' Overlay Wire

STEVEN L. CURETON, DMD, MS

Overlay wires are routinely placed beneath the tie wings above or below orthodontic brackets. However, they have not always been used to their full biomechanical advantage. If an overlay wire is place...

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Clinical Applications of Electrothermal Bonding

ELIAKIM MIZRAHI, BDS, FDS RCS, DOrth RCS, MSC, PHD

The acid-etch technique for bonding orthodontic brackets became generally accepted in the late 1970s.1 However, despite the modifications and refinements that have since taken place, the procedure for...

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