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November 2001
Volume 35, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Changing of the Guard

DAVID S. VOGELS III

This month marks Larry White's last issue as Editor of JCO. For more than 13 years, he has served the pro­fession with distinction in that position. He has written countless editorials, interviews, an...

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A New Appliance for Mandibular Widening by Distraction Osteogenesis

JOHN W. KING DDS, MS, JAMES C. WALLACE DDS, DAVID SCANLAN CDT

Although most of the articles published to date on craniofacial distraction osteogenesis have involved treatment of syndromic patients,1-5 these have laid the foundation for bringing distraction osteo...

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2001 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 2: Practice Success

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

In the first article in this three-part series (JCO, October 2001), we discussed trends in ortho­dontic economics and practice administration over the 11 biennial JCO Orthodontic Practice Studies, and...

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PEARLS

Dead-Soft Security Archwires

ROBERT E. BINDER DMD, ALLISON SCOTT DDS

In a nonextraction case, an archwire is usually placed to initiate tooth movement immediately after bonding. The stainless steel or elastomeric ligatures prevent any debonded attachments or loose band...

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A Business Model for Employee Relations and Customer Service

MELVIN MAYERSON DDS, MSD

You cannot manage a business or an orthodontic office to its maximum potential unless it is a great place to work. In today's orthodontic office, with its reliance on delegation to ancillary personnel...

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Effects of Various Stripping Techniques on Surface Enamel

ALESSANDRA LUCCHESE DDS, MS Orth, FEDERICO PORCÙ PDS, FEDERICO DOLCI

A great deal of clinical evidence and reported data suggest that the burs used to reduce interproximal enamel create furrows and scratch­es that can lead to carious lesions, periodontal disease, and o...

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Sequential Slicing of Deciduous Teeth

MARCO ROSA MD, DDS, DO

Permanent incisor crowding, frequently seen in the early mixed dentition, is a common chief complaint of parents. Many different pro­cedures have been recommended for this situa­tion, including serial...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Indirect Measurement of Archwire Circumference

JOHN J. BACCELLI DDS, MSD

Nickel titanium archwires, with their superior flexibility and shape memory, have freed the orthodontist from the labori­ous and often frustrating chore of bending initial multilooped wires. Still, de...

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