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June 1995
Volume 29, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Rosemary's Baby

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

A couple of friends of mine recently built a new orthodontic office. They and their architect were well aware of OSHA, EPA, and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, and they expended a great ...

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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN

Historic Restorations

WARREN HAMULA DDS, MSD, DAVID W. HAMULA DDS

Several orthodontists have recently purchased and renovated older buildings of historic significance for their offices. With perseverance and the approval of the appropriate government agencies, this ...

361

Mechanical Analysis of Class II Elastics

JULIEN PHILIPPE DCD, DSO

Class II elastics are designed to exert an anteroposterior force on maxillary teeth and a postero-anterior force on the mandibular arch. Because the force is usually not parallel to the occlusal plane...

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CLINICAL AID

Orthodontic Uses of the Permanent Marker

STEVEN L. CURETON DMD, MS

The fine-point permanent marker* has become an invaluable instrument in my practice. Wax pencils have many disadvantages: The mark is difficult to see. The wax mark can actually move on the archwire ...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Bracket Recycling and Patient Scheduling

PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD

Do you recycle brackets, bands, or archwires through outside companies? If so, how regularly? Do you recycle any of these in-house? Although one-third of the respondents reported using an outside comp...

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Preventive Eruption Guidance in the 5-to-7-Year-Old

EARL O. BERGERSEN DDS, MSD

The most notable characteristics of a malocclusion frequently develop or intensify during the critical transition stage when the deciduous incisors are replaced by the permanent central and lateral in...

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Removable Molar Distalization Splint

DR. A. KORRODI RITTO

Many appliances have been proposed for molar distalization in Class II treatment, including fixed appliances such as magnets, coil springs, the Jones Jig*, and the Pendulum Appliance, and removable ap...

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New Edgewise Bracket with Rounded Slot and Variable Ligation

HAJIME SUYAMA DDS, KAZUHIKO HIGASHI DDS, SHUNSUKE NAKATA DDS, PhD, AKIHIKO NAKASIMA DDS, PhD

One of the most important issues in edgewise treatment is the friction between bracket and archwire. In sliding mechanics, such as distal movement of a canine into a first premolar extraction site, me...

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