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October 1995
Volume 29, Issue 10

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Don't Rest on Your Laurels

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

Orthodontists are riding the crest of a beautiful wave. The chief results of the 1995 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study will be presented in a three-part series beginning in this issue. They indicate tha...

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Effects of Enamel Conditioning on Bond Strength with a Restorative Light-Cured Glass Ionomer

NELS EWOLDSEN DDS, MSD, MARK W. BEATTY DDS, MS, MSE, MSD, LESLIE ERICKSON DDS, MS, DENNIS FEELY PhD

Fixed orthodontic appliances make oral hygiene more difficult,1 and the accumulation of plaque around orthodontic brackets can promote enamel demineralization.2,3 Consequently, white-spot lesions are ...

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Repositioning Ankylosed Maxillary Canines by Segmental Osteotomy

ANNA K. PATRIKIOU DDS, DO, ELIAS G. KATSAVRIAS DDS, MSD, DO

Surgical exposure followed by orthodontic traction is the usual method for bringing an impacted tooth into occlusion. Other techniques include repositioning and alignment1 and auto-transplantation.2,3...

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1995 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PhD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

Editor's note: Parts 2 and 3 of this series are published in the November and December 1995 issues of JCO. This three-part series of articles contains the highlights of JCO's eighth biennial survey of...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

The Smart Clasp: A Modified Adams Clasp

M. ALI DARENDELILER DDS, MSD

Removable appliances that are improperly seated can be ineffective and difficult to wear. The Adams clasp, a modification of Schwarz's original arrowhead clasp, is used frequently by orthodontists to ...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Prescription Drugs and Video Imaging

PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD

How often and for what reasons do you prescribe any of the following drugs or treatments? Anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants Only a few of the respondents said they prescribed these drugs ro...

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The Adjustable Bite Corrector

RICHARD P. WEST DMD, MSD

The ideal orthodontic device would correct a malocclusion during normal growth and function. It would be invisible and comfortable, and would not require patients to assist in their own treatment, oth...

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A Spring for Erupting Impacted Mandibular Second Bicuspids

RANDY LANG DDS, DO

The De-Impactor is an .018" stainless steel separating spring that can be made in the office or purchased preformed (Fig. 1). Although it was designed to erupt mesially tipped first molars that are im...

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