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August 1995
Volume 29, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Telematic Opulence

JOSE CARRIERE, DDS, MD

Telematic Opulence Orthodontics is the application of scientific knowledge to clinical practice, creating changes on the most contemplated surface on earth--the face--on teeth, and on the bones that s...

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Softlanding Treatment Through Inverse Anchorage and Virtual Reality

JOSE CARRIERE, DDS, MD, LUIS CARRIERE, DDS, MA

Typically, orthodontists have relied on experience and intuition to control tooth movement and have referred to those subjective features as the "art of orthodontics". The techniques used, which often...

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The Need for Regional Orthodontist Manpower Reports: A Virginia Study

MOSHE DAVIDOVITCH, DDS, MMSC, LORETTA K. RUBENSTEIN, DDS, GIAO N. PHAM, ROBERT J. ISAACSON, DDS, MSD, PHD

Past government policies and funding practices produced a perception that there was a surplus of graduating dental students in the United States. As a result, dental school enrollments declined, and s...

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The Otago Dental Lookover for Improved Clinical Vision

JOHN F. BURTON , MDS, GAVIN F. BRIDGMAN , BAS, LOS, RAYMOND E. SIATKOWSKI , DMD

Presbyopia is the inability of the eyes to focus accurately on and provide sharp images of near objects. It affects all people beyond middle age to some extent. Dentistry and orthodontics are visually...

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CLINICAL AID

Camouflaging Midline Diastemas from Palatal Expansion

ANTHONY J. FURINO, DDS, MSD

The patient is often upset about the unsightly midline diastema caused by rapid palatal expansion (A). I have found that such a patient can receive a quick cosmetic boost by simply placing some soft, ...

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Use of the Arndt Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander in Cleft Palate Cases

MICHAEL O. ABDONEY, DDS, MSD

Successful cleft lip and cleft palate rehabilitation requires a multidisciplinary approach employing the skills of plastic surgeons, speech therapists, pediatric dentists, and orthodontists. Since the...

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Second Molar Biomechanics

STEVEN L. CURETON, DMD, MS

When a case is in large, rectangular finishing archwires and the second molar erupts in malalignment, the clinician has three options: l. Band the second molar and drop back to a lighter continuous ar...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Computerized Photography: Practice Enhancement Strategies

MELVIN MAYERSON, DDS, MSD, MICHAEL B. STEWART, DDS

All of us know that the cost of operating an orthodontic practice has increased dramatically in the past decade. Consider the costs involved in the simple routine of taking photographs. How many times...

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