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June 1998
Volume 32, Issue 6

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

A Good Word for Placebos

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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A Practical Approach to Presurgical Orthodontic Preparation

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

Samir E. Bishara, BDS, DOrtho, DDS, MS, on Growth and Orthodontic Treatment

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

Are Your Marketing Strategies Producing Results? & Opening and Maintaining Lines of Communication & Employee Reviews for Enhanced Communication

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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A Safer Debonding/Debanding Technique

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

Modified Arrowhead Clasps for Removable Biteplanes

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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The Mandibular Protraction Appliance No. 3

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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