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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD
Although several authors have recently explored the concept of the placebo,1-3 there is scant evidence that dentists generally or orthodontists specifically have given much heed to the topic, apart fr...
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MICHAEL WOODS MDSC, FRACDS, FRACDS(Orth), DOrth RCS, DAVID WIESENFELD MDSC, FDS RCPS, FRACDS(OMS), FICD
Over the past decade, new rigid-fixation techniques have improved the skeletal stability of most surgical cases, at least in the months immediately following surgery, compared to traditional wire fixa...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD, SAMIR E. BISHARA BDS, DOrtho, DDS, MS
DR. WHITE Is it reasonable to try to coordinate treatment with the pubertal growth spurt?
DR. BISHARA At face value, the concept is a good one. If we were able to time treatment with a maximum growth ...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
CHARLENE GALE, MARY KAY ETLINGER, WENDI RIDDLE, GILBERT H. SNOW DDS
This is the fourth year in which I have presented at least one column written by orthodontic staff members from practices around the country. This time, however, the format is slightly different. At l...
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BON CHAN KOO DDS, MSD, CHUN-HSI CHUNG DMD, MS
Debonding and debanding carry the risk of swallowing or aspiration of the attachments as they are removed. Ingestion of similar materials, such as endodontic instruments and pieces of orthodontic reta...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
PHILIP A. BANKS FDS, MSC, DOrth, GAVIN CARMICHAEL LOTA, MIMPT
Removable anterior biteplanes are used to facilitate overbite reduction, free the occlusion from interferences, and permit placement of mandibular brackets. Such appliances must have sufficient retent...
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CARLOS M. COELHO FILHO DDS, MSD
The Mandibular Protraction Appliances have proven reliable and efficient in the correction of various aspects of Class II malocclusions, including overjet, overbite, midline shift, spacing, and molar ...
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