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August 1997
Volume 31, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Electronic Stagecoaches

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

When a new technology arrives, hardly anyone accurately forecasts how or in what forms it will ultimately benefit us. This is usually because people view the promise of anything new through the prism ...

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Optimizing Orthodontic Sterilization Techniques

DAVID L. DRAKE DDS, MS

The fear that AIDS might be contracted in the dental office led to a flurry of activity on the part of both government agencies and dentists in the late 1980s. We now know that there is far greater ri...

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CASE REPORT

Correction of Mesiolinguoversion of the Upper Lateral Incisors with Lingual Appliances

SHOUICHI MIYAWAKI DDS, PHD, YASUHIRO KOH DDS, PHD

A patient with bilateral mesiolinguoversion of the upper lateral incisors and an interlocking anterior occlusion is difficult to treat with a labial appliance, since brackets cannot be attached to the...

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Effects of Tooth Surface Preparation on the Shear Bond Strength of Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Cements

MARION L. MESSERSMITH DDS, MSD, SARA M. DEVINE DMD, MS, ANN E. ZIONIC

The acid-etch technique introduced by Buonocore in 1955 dramatically altered the practice of orthodontics.1 Composite bonding adhesives, however, have disadvantages that include decalcification around...

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Defined-Contribution Plans for Orthodontic Practices

JON EMMETT SHULER MBA, CFP

Aesop's fable of the grasshopper and the ant epitomizes the advantages of saving for the future. During the summer, the ant stores food for the winter. The grasshopper, with his carpe diem philosophy,...

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Retracting Flared Mandibular Incisors with Removable Appliances

STEVEN L. CURETON DMD, MS

Flared mandibular incisors are difficult to correct with a removable appliance. The lingual acrylic must be relieved to retract the incisors, but if the incisor inclination is too great, the labial bo...

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A New Maxillary Protractor

ANGELO CONTE MD, DDS, ALDO CARANO DDS, MS, GIUSEPPE SICILIANI MD, DDS

Protraction headgear has been used in the treatment of Class III malocclusion for more than a century.1-3 Nowadays, early interception of Class III conditions with chin cups or reverse headgear is sta...

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PEARLS

Use of a Floss Threader with Elastomeric Ligature Thread

NANCY SHACKLETON DMD

Elastomeric auxiliaries are often difficult to attach to impacted cuspids that are being moved into the arch. After surgery, a wire ligature or multiple eyelet chain*1 extending from a bonded button o...

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