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December 1997
Volume 31, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Branded Experience

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

A friend whom I consider one of the most competent orthodontists anywhere once had a highly prosperous practice, but as time went on and competition increased, he lost more and more market share, unti...

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Reciprocal Mini-Chin Cup for Selected Class II Malocclusions

MICHEL LANGLADE DCD, DSO, DUO

Class II dental relationships can exist within Class I skeletal patterns. In such cases, there may be a protrusive upper arch or a retrusive lower arch or both. There may be crowding, or spacing--asso...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Adding Plastic Tubing to Archwires

STEVEN L. CURETON DMD, MS, MARINA YOUNGBLOOD, HELGA ANDREWS

Placing plastic tubing over a tied-in archwire with loops or sharp bends is virtually impossible. The only options are to change archwires or to attempt to straighten the bends, risking fatigue fractu...

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1997 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we have discussed trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration since JCO's first Orthodontic Practice Study in 1981, along with factors that appear rela...

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Wear and Tear from Sliding Mechanics

RAYMOND E. SIATKOWSKI DMD

Canine retraction was carried out on a patient using V-bend sliding mechanics, with the retraction force applied through elastomeric chain from a molar hook to the brackets. All components were stainl...

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Tooth Replacement with a Multibracket Appliance

THI-NGOC-THINH PHAM DDS, MARGIT BACHER DDS, DAGMAR DICKHUTH DDS, GERNOT GÖZ MD, DDS, PHD

Patients with missing anterior teeth commonly wear temporary fixed or removable appliances for esthetic purposes until the space is closed orthodontically or a final prosthesis can be placed. A remova...

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Force-Amplified Retention for Corrected Anterior Open Bites

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD, JASON McFALL DDS, LARRY L. LAYFIELD DDS

Anterior open bites can be closed effectively with orthodontic treatment, orthognathic surgery, magnets, growth-alteration devices, or combinations of these techniques.1-4 Keeping them closed is anoth...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Orthodontic Field Trips for School Children & SMILE: A Community Service Program

JOHN S. KONEGNI DDS, MSD, MARSHA L. KONEGNI, J. RICHARD STEEDLE DMD, MSE, MS, JAMES B. McLAIN DDS, MPH, MS, CATHY HAYES

This month's column presents two outstanding examples of how community service can go hand in hand with practice marketing. John and Marsha Konegni have turned the familiar school field trip into a pr...

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