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October 1999
Volume 33, Issue 10

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The 1999 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

A three-part series of articles beginning in this issue of JCO reveals the main results of the 1999 JCO Ortho­dontic Practice Study. Each of the biennial studies, since 1981, has been a CAT scan of U....

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Nitinol Total Control: A New Orthodontic Alloy

TODD A. THAYER DDS, MS, KARL FOX BA, MMA, ERIC MEYER BS

A superior orthodontic archwire has the capability to be deflected over long distances without permanent deformation, is flexible enough to allow the bracket slot to be filled with low force levels, a...

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1999 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends

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

The three-part report beginning in this issue marks JCO's 10th biennial Orthodontic Practice Study. In this month's article, we will cover trends in orthodontic economics and prac­tice administration ...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Cuspid-Guided Occlusion and Suppliers

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

What is the benefit of a cuspid-guided occlu­sion? The majority of responses emphasized increased stability and a reduced likelihood of pathology such as TMJ disorders, accelerated attrition of occlus...

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Butterfly Expander for Use in the Mixed Dentition

PAOLA COZZA MD, DDS, MS, ALDO GIANCOTTI DDS, MS, ANTONIA PETROSINO DDS

Although rapid palatal expansion is often used to correct maxillary deficiencies in growing patients,1-4 the transverse forces delivered during RPE have been shown to create undesirable side effects s...

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A Comparison of Three Digital Cameras for Intraoral Photography

TIZIANA DOLDO MD, DDS, GIORGIO FIORELLI MD, DDS, BIAGIO PATANÈ MD, DDS

The purpose of this article is to review and compare three digital cameras that are suit­able for orthodontic intraoral photography and range in price from $600 to $1,000. These mod­els--the Agfa ePho...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Prevention of Gagging with a Modified Krol's Method

SEONG-HUN KIM DMD, MSD

When gagging occurs during impression taking--as can happen with hypersensitive or very young patients--it can strain the doctor/patient relation­ship and impede diagnosis and treatment planning. The ...

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CASE REPORT

An Orthodontic Appliance Used in Management of Lingual Focal Dystonia

HEATHER M. ILLING BDS(Hons), MSC, FDS, MOrth RCS, STEPHEN N. ROBINSON BDS, MSC, FDS RCPS, DOrth, MOrth RCS

A 52-year-old lawyer was re­ferred by the speech therapy department in October 1997 due to his increasing difficulty in controlling extraneous movements of his tongue. The patient had been affected in...

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