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May 2002
Volume 36, Issue 5

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The New Golden Age

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Recently, I spent the better part of an hour on the phone talking to a periodontist with whom I frequently discuss difficult cases. Somehow or other, we got off on a tangent regarding the current stat...

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Troubleshooting the Herbst Appliance

MICHAEL B. ROGERS DDS

The Herbst* is one of the most popular appli­ances used today for Class II correction because it is durable and fixed, and therefore does not require special patient cooperation. Although problems are...

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PEARLS

Addition of Uprighting and Rotating Springs to Standard Edgewise or Preadjusted Brackets

ROBERT E. BINDER DMD

Adding vertical slots to stan­dard edgewise or preadjust­ed brackets for the incorporation of uprighting or rotating springs is both inefficient and mechani­cally inappropriate. The time and cost invo...

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How Does Your Orthodontic Practice Stack Up?

MARTIN L. "BUD" SCHULMAN, JOHN K. MCGILL MBA, JD, CPA

What separates super-achieving orthodon­tists' practices from those of their colleagues? Successful practices keep financial sta­tistics on a monthly basis, monitor them against established benchmarks...

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Molar Control, Part 5

THOMAS F. MULLIGAN DDS, MSD

The subject of molar control has been divided into four types of bends. The first category consisted of toe-in and toe-out bends (Part 2, JCO, February 2002), while the second included in-bends and ou...

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CASE REPORT

Delayed Development of a Maxillary Left Second Premolar

OMAR GABRIEL DA SILVA FILHO DDS, MSD, RITA DE CÁSSIA MOURA CARVALHO LAURIS DDS, FLÁVIO MAURO FERRARI JR. DDS, TERUMI OKADA OZAWA DDS, PHD

This report describes a multi­year delay in the develop­ment and eruption of an upper left second premolar in a Class II, division 1 patient treated with headgear and fixed orthodontic appliances in t...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Step-by-Step: A Systematic Guide to Staff Orientation, Training, and Evaluation in the Orthodontic Practice & Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry

MELVIN MAYERSON DDS, MSD, ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

CHARLENE WHITE, BSSHELIA PARENTON, Editor144 pages, 4 cassette tapes. $395. 1999.Progressive Concepts Inc.747 Jasmine WayBirmingham, AL 39226(205) 823-5795

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

Simplified Multistranded Retainers

PHILIP BANKS FDS, MSC, DOrth

Bonding multistranded retainers can be both time-consuming and technique-sensitive; in fact, some clinicians avoid using them in view of their bond failure rates. This article presents a simple and ef...

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Clinical Application of Micro-Implant Anchorage

SEONG-MIN BAE DDS, MSD, HYO-SANG PARK DDS, MSD, PHD, HEE-MOON KYUNG DDS, MSD, PHD, OH-WON KWON DDS, MSD, PHD, JAE-HYUN SUNG DDS, MSD, PHD

Conventional methods of reinforcing ortho­dontic anchorage have several disadvantages, including complicated appliance design and the need for exceptional patient cooperation. Al­though standard denta...

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