Favorite Saved
April 1999
Volume 33, Issue 4

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Some Thoughts About Hiring

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

I was able to attend two of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's courses on Total Quality Management before his death a few years ago, and I will always be happy that I could avail myself of that knowledge. Dr. De...

185

Temporary Bite Raiser

ENIS GÜRAY DDS, PHD

Patients with deep bites or crossbites often need temporary bite opening to prevent mandibular brackets from being sheared off and to allow unobstructed tooth movement. Remov­able plates require full ...

206

JCO Orthodontic Retirement Survey

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

The JCO Orthodontic Retirement Survey ques­tionnaire was mailed to 633 orthodontists who were selected at random from among JCO subscribers. There were 289 responses--a 46% response rate. The average ...

209

THE READERS' CORNER

Etiological Factors and Hiring Employees

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Do you believe that tongue thrust is the major cause of open bite, or that open bite is the major cause of tongue thrust? Two-thirds of the respondents felt that tongue thrust was the etiologic factor...

217

JCO ROUNDTABLE

Ethics in Orthodontic Practice, Part 2

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, Moderator, DAVID J. BIRDWELL DDS, M. KURTZ DIETZER DDS, GEORGE F. SCHUDY DDS, MS, JAMES F. SOLTES DDS, PAUL YURFEST DDS

Editor's Note: The participants in this discussion are JCO subscribers who were chosen at random. Other topics will be explored in upcoming issues. DR. GOTTLIEB An adult patient presents with a modera...

221

Improving Incisor Torque Control with Nickel Titanium Torque Bars

CHRISTOPHER K. KESLING DDS, MS

Although rectangular archwires in edgewise bracket slots are an effective means of providing static tooth control, they are an inefficient method of delivering continuous and progressive torquing forc...

224

CAD/CAM Fabrication of Occlusal Splints for Orthognathic Surgery

HIDEKI OKUMURA DDS, LIANQ-HORNG CHEN DDS, DMS, YOSHIHIKO YOKOE DDS, SADAMI TSUTSUMI DE, MASANORI OKA MD

Occlusal splints used for intermaxillary posi­tioning after orthognathic surgery require accurate positioning, stabilization, and control of the mobilized segments.1 Conventional fabrica­tion of an oc...

231

The .018" Nickel Titanium Stop for Prevention of Archwire Crawl

JOHN J. BACCELLI DDS, MSD

Nickel titanium wires, with their extreme flexibility, high shape memory, resistance to distortion, and virtually friction-free surfaces, have greatly alleviated the problems of initial archwire place...

236

My Account

This is currently not available. Please check back later.

Please contact heather@jco-online.com for any changes to your account.