THE EDITOR'S CORNERPeople, Product, and ProfitLARRY W. WHITE, DDS, MSDPeople, Product, and Profit In the February issue of JCO, I reported on a book by James Collins and Jerry Porras (Built to Last, Harper Business Books, New York, 1994) that contains lessons for orthod... |
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Use of an Impacted Post for AnchorageFREDERIC BOUSQUET, DSO, PHILIPPE BOUSQUET, DUO, GEORGES MAURAN, DUO, PIERRE PARGUEL, DUOEndosseous implants made from a variety of materials and designs have been used as anchors to facilitate orthodontic and orthopedic retraction.1-15 Impacted posts are also used for suturing in periodo... |
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Organic Polymer Wire for Esthetic Maxillary RetainersMIEKO WATANABE, DDS, SHUNSUKE NAKATA, DDS, DDSC, TADASHI MORISHITA, DDSPatients who have worn esthetic ceramic or plastic brackets during orthodontic treatment are likely to want esthetic retainers after treatment. Although fixed lingual mandibular retainers are inconspi... |
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Molar Rotation and BeyondMAURICE C. CORBETT, DDSStudies have shown that 90-95% of all Angle Class II malocclusions have mesial rotations of the upper first permanent molars.1-6 Correcting these rotations can result in space gains of 1-2mm per side ... |
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TECHNIQUE CLINICCorrection of Posterior Single-Tooth CrossbiteDR. K.F. LIMOne of the most challenging situations in orthodontics is posterior crowding caused by a buccally erupted second permanent molar (Fig. A). The conventional ap proach, with labial fixed appliances, req... |
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A New Look at Indirect BondingELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ, DDS, MSD, L. DOUGLAS KNIGHT, DDS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN, DDS, MSD, TIMOTHY ESMAY, DDS, KRUNO TOVILO, DMDDirect bonding has long been the standard technique for placing orthodontic brackets.1,2 It is not without problems, however, including limited access to surfaces of malposed teeth, the possibility of... |
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PEARLSVacation SchedulingH. WARREN YOUNGQUIST, DDS, MSWe use an incentive system to encourage team members to take the same vacation time as the orthodontist. Time-and-a-half is paid for vacation days if they are taken when the doctor is out of the offic... |
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PEARLSFeedback CardJOSEPH A. LENARD, DDS, MBAOur patient-parent feedback card is given to the patient at every visit. It tells the parent what was done at the appointment, how treatment is progressing (which also makes me keep up with this), and... |
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Fixed Biteplanes for Treatment of Deep BiteSIMON JACKSON, BCHD, P.J. SANDLER, BDS, FDS RCPS, MOrth, MSCBite-opening procedures are usually instituted early in treatment, both to maximize patient cooperation and to allow anteroposterior tooth movements that might otherwise be hindered by the deep bite. ... |
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People, Product, and Profit In the February issue of JCO, I reported on a book by James Collins and Jerry Porras (Built to Last, Harper Business Books, New York, 1994) that contains lessons for orthod...
Endosseous implants made from a variety of materials and designs have been used as anchors to facilitate orthodontic and orthopedic retraction.1-15 Impacted posts are also used for suturing in periodo...
Patients who have worn esthetic ceramic or plastic brackets during orthodontic treatment are likely to want esthetic retainers after treatment. Although fixed lingual mandibular retainers are inconspi...
Studies have shown that 90-95% of all Angle Class II malocclusions have mesial rotations of the upper first permanent molars.1-6 Correcting these rotations can result in space gains of 1-2mm per side ...
One of the most challenging situations in orthodontics is posterior crowding caused by a buccally erupted second permanent molar (Fig. A). The conventional ap proach, with labial fixed appliances, req...
Direct bonding has long been the standard technique for placing orthodontic brackets.1,2 It is not without problems, however, including limited access to surfaces of malposed teeth, the possibility of...
We use an incentive system to encourage team members to take the same vacation time as the orthodontist. Time-and-a-half is paid for vacation days if they are taken when the doctor is out of the offic...
Our patient-parent feedback card is given to the patient at every visit. It tells the parent what was done at the appointment, how treatment is progressing (which also makes me keep up with this), and...
Bite-opening procedures are usually instituted early in treatment, both to maximize patient cooperation and to allow anteroposterior tooth movements that might otherwise be hindered by the deep bite. ...
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