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April 1997
Volume 31, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Hello! I'm Your New Partner

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

Orthodontists have participated in managed-care programs for a great many years, as participating dentists in insurance programs, in HMOs, in capitation programs, and in closed-panel relationships wit...

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Fluoride Usage in Orthodontics: Considerations and Concerns

DANIEL J. RINCHUSE DMD, MS, MDS, PHD, THOMAS A. BRADY DMD, JOHN J. SAHLANEY DMD

The current decline in the incidence of caries, coupled with an increase in the prevalence of fluorosis, has led most dentists to prescribe fluoride more cautiously. The most compelling reason is that...

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A Comparison of Two Computer Cephalometric Programs

HILARY NIEBERG BASKIN DDS, GEORGE J. CISNEROS DMD, MMSC

Although most orthodontists still record cephalometric measurements from manual tracings of the radiographs, an increasing number use computer programs to digitize anatomical landmarks and produce cep...

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How to Triple Your Practice Sale Proceeds

JOHN K. McGILL MBA, JD, CPA, W. CHARLES BLAIR DDS

The following article is reprinted by permission from The Blair/McGill Advisory, published monthly by Blair, McGill & Company, 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 230, Charlotte, NC 28217. (704) 424-...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Light-Cured Adhesives and Internet Usage

PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD

Do you routinely use light-cured adhesives for bonding brackets, lingual retainers, or any other appliances? If not, why not? Light-cured adhesives were used by 70% of the respondents for bonding brac...

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Two-Piece Corrector for Class III Skeletal and Dental Malocclusions

GERALD R. EGANHOUSE DDS, MS

The Two-Piece Corrector* described in this article was designed to apply biological forces that will counteract any Class III developmental vectors, whether skeletal or dentoalveolar, and correct or m...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Bonding to Fractured Anterior Teeth

BREESE M. DICKINSON DDS, TIMOTHY G. WILSON DDS, MS

We have had a difficult time bonding brackets to the composite resin used for repairing fractured anterior teeth (A). We found that we could cut a window in a crown form exactly where we wanted the br...

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Slow and Continuous Maxillary Expansion, Molar Rotation, and Molar Distalization

MAURICE C. CORBETT DDS

An estimated 25-30% of all orthodontic patients can benefit from maxillary expansion, and 95% of Class II cases can be improved by molar rotation, distalization, and expansion.1,2 Rapid palatal expand...

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