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November 1999
Volume 33, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Information Revolution and Orthodontics

LARRY W. WHITE DDS, MSD

The latest JCO Orthodontic Practice Study shows that more than 93% of orthodontists now have computers in their practices. These machines have undoubtedly made many of our common processes more predic...

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Stepwise Overjet Reduction with a Modified Twin-Block Appliance

PHILIP BANKS FDS, MSC, DOrth, GAVIN CARMICHAEL, LOTA, MIMPT

The twin-block appliance, described by Clark in 1982, is currently the most popular functional appliance in the United Kingdom. Recent evidence suggests that it may also be considered the most success...

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PEARLS

Photography Aids

HOWARD M. TICHLER DDS, MSD, JENNY E. ABRAHAM DDS

Here are two tips to make clinical photography easier. Where do you store your expensive digital camera when it's not in use? Look in your closet for your old Lester Dine* camera's wooden wall mount. ...

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PEARLS

Preventing Decalcification with a Fluoride Treatment

A.F. CORTI DDS

When decalcification occurs under brackets due to poor oral hygiene or other problems, the patient, parents, and referring dentist--not to mention the orthodontist--are all unhappy. Of course, we coul...

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1999 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 2: Practice Success

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

Last month's installment in this series covered trends in economics and practice administra­tion since the first JCO Orthodontic Practice Study in 1981. The methodology of this 10th biennial Practice ...

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Chairside Technique for the Eruption of Ectopic Maxillary Molars

MICHAEL P. NEDLEY DDS, J. BRADLEY KRUSKY DMD

The incidence of ectopic maxillary molar erup­tion has been reported to be about 2-6% of the general population.1-22 Siblings of children with ectopic eruption have an increased risk,12 as do children...

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A Fan-Shaped Maxillary Expander

LUCA LEVRINI MD, VITTORIO FILIPPI DDS

Patients with narrow maxillae sometimes require differential expansion of the anterior and posterior segments, as in cleft lip and palate cases. To that end, Schellino and Modica have designed a "spid...

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Maxillary Molar Distalization with a Modified Pendulum Appliance

GIUSEPPE SCUZZO MD, DDS, FLAVIO PISANI DDS, MOS, KYOTO TAKEMOTO DDS

Correction of a Class II malocclusion without extractions requires maxillary molar distal­ization by means of intraoral or extraoral forces.1,2 Although headgears have proven useful in the correction ...

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CASE REPORT

Bilateral Transposition of Maxillary Canines to the Incisor Region

A. BAKR M. RABIE BDS, MS, PHD , RICKY W.K. WONG BDS, FRACDS

The following case illustrates the orthodontic and restora­tive management of a Class III patient with bilateral transposi­tion of maxillary canines to the incisor region, complicated by canine impact...

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