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July 1996
Volume 30, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Where There Is More Than a Will

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB, DDS

Where There Is More Than a WillIf you have ever served as an executor of an estate, you are aware of how much harder the job can be if the decedent's records are not available in some systematic arran...

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Air-Rotor Stripping with the Essix Anterior Anchor

RICHARD BALLARD, DDS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN, DDS, MSD

Air-rotor stripping (ARS) involves reducing interproximal enamel in the buccal sections (as much as 1mm per contact point), and then moving the teeth distally, like beads on a string, until the space ...

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The Distal Jet for Upper Molar Distalization

ALDO CARANO, DDS, MS, MAURO TESTA

Several methods have recently been proposed to distalize maxillary molars in Class II cases without the need for patient cooperation. These include repelling magnets,1,2 superelastic nickel titanium c...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Low-Profile, Double-Tube Bracket for Indirect Bonding

JOHN H. HICKHAM, DDS, MSD

To take full advantage of indirect bonding, the clinician needs a meticulous setup and delivery system. Proper technique and a dry field are critical. Placing the brackets all at once not only reduces...

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THE READERS' CORNER

PETER M. SINCLAIR, DDS, MSD

Topics are internal marketing and external marketing.1. What are your most successful internal marketing methods? Being friendly and professional, as well as emphasizing excellent patient communicatio...

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Correcting Malaligned Mandibular Incisors with Removable Retainers

STEVEN L. CURETON, DMD, MS

Removable spring retainers can be used to correct rotations and buccolingual malpositions. Conventional Hawley-type retainers, however, limit the direction of tooth movement, since the facial bow can ...

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Treatment of Deep Bite with Bonded Biteplanes

JULIEN PHILIPPE, DCD, DSO

Bonded biteplanes can be used in Class I and Class II, division 1 and 2 cases for the correction of deep bite with moderate overjet. The shape of these biteplanes was inspired by that of the lingual o...

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Managing Without Managed Care

DEAN C. BELLAVIA, MS, PHD, ROBERT J. SCHULHOF, AB, MA

Managed care is a combination of big-business management and health care, created primarily by insurance companies. In the past, insurance offered protection against catastrophic accidents, fires, and...

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