THE EDITOR'S CORNEREverything's Coming Up RosesEUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDSOrthodontists are riding a wave of prosperity of the economy, fertility of the population, and a steady exuberance of consumer confidence. This is reflected in the results of the 1997 JCO Orthodontic ... |
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1997 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: TrendsEUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS IIIOver the next three issues, we will report the major findings of JCO's ninth biennial survey of orthodontic economics and practice administration. This month's article will follow trends that have eme... |
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THE READERS' CORNERCompliance and In-Office LaboratoryPETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSDWhat percentage of your patients do you feel are uncooperative? Readers were asked to respond in six categories, and the mean percentages of non-compliant patients were: keeping appointments, 13%; ora... |
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Improving Patient Comfort with Lingual BracketsDIDIER FILLION DDSEven though lingual appliances are completely esthetic, their use remains limited--at least partly because practitioners are dubious of patients' ability to adapt to lingual brackets. I have been prac... |
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CASE REPORTCorrecting a Crossbite with Limited Anchor UnitsSTEVEN L. CURETON DMD, MSThe clinician's options for correcting a crossbite decrease as anchor units decrease. The following case illustrates an effective way to treat a crossbite with only a limited dentition available for a... |
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Customizing Archwires with a Stop PlierDANIEL J. RINCHUSE DMD, MS, MDS, PHD, DONALD J. RINCHUSE DMD, MS, MDS, PHDStop pliers (either GAC No. OD-132 Orthodental* or Dentronix No. E242N**) can quickly and accurately place identical 1mm bends in archwires (Fig. 1). This article will describe five simple application... |
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CLINICAL AIDArchwire OrganizerKWAI HUNG CHUNG DDSMaterials found in any orthodontic office can easily be used to make archwire holders, without having to buy expensive ready-made products. An archwire organizer is constructed as follows: Glue toget... |
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Retraction of Bicuspids into Edentulous SpacesB. DONALD McGANN DDSRetraction of first and second bicuspids into edentulous spaces can make a fixed restoration a feasible alternative to a distal-extension removable partial denture (RPD). Many patients do not wear par... |
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Orthodontists are riding a wave of prosperity of the economy, fertility of the population, and a steady exuberance of consumer confidence. This is reflected in the results of the 1997 JCO Orthodontic ...
Over the next three issues, we will report the major findings of JCO's ninth biennial survey of orthodontic economics and practice administration. This month's article will follow trends that have eme...
What percentage of your patients do you feel are uncooperative? Readers were asked to respond in six categories, and the mean percentages of non-compliant patients were: keeping appointments, 13%; ora...
Even though lingual appliances are completely esthetic, their use remains limited--at least partly because practitioners are dubious of patients' ability to adapt to lingual brackets. I have been prac...
The clinician's options for correcting a crossbite decrease as anchor units decrease. The following case illustrates an effective way to treat a crossbite with only a limited dentition available for a...
Stop pliers (either GAC No. OD-132 Orthodental* or Dentronix No. E242N**) can quickly and accurately place identical 1mm bends in archwires (Fig. 1). This article will describe five simple application...
Materials found in any orthodontic office can easily be used to make archwire holders, without having to buy expensive ready-made products. An archwire organizer is constructed as follows: Glue toget...
Retraction of first and second bicuspids into edentulous spaces can make a fixed restoration a feasible alternative to a distal-extension removable partial denture (RPD). Many patients do not wear par...
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