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September 2002
Volume 36, Issue 9

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

JCO Has a 35th Birthday

EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS

This month marks JCO's 35th anniversary. At the beginning, in 1967, orthodontic practice was described as a cottage industry. Fixed appliances consisted of bands and stainless steel archwires. The spe...

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Modified Removable Transpalatal Bar for Rapid Uprighting of Impacted Second Molars

MARGHERITA SANTORO DDS, MA, EUN-SOCK KIM DDS, MONICA TEREDESAI DDS, NIKOS KARAGGIANNOPOULOS DDS

The in-office modification of a preformed transpalatal bar shown here offers a mechanically advantageous and efficient solution for uprighting an impacted second molar, especially when bonding a stand...

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CLINICAL AID

Accurate Band Positioning in Impressions

W. CLAY LISENBY DDS, S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD

Many techniques have been developed to stabilize orthodontic bands in the precise positions required to insure proper indirect construction of an appliance on the working cast. Although sticky wax has...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

The Psychology of Influence in Orthodontics

JOE H. MAYES DDS, MSD

Several well-managed orthodontic offices have recently incorporated the ideas of Dr. Rob­ert Cialdini, whose work deals with eliciting behavioral change through persuasion. In this month's article, Dr...

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PEARLS

Relief of Soft-Tissue Irritation from Orthodontic Appliances

TAE-KYUNG KIM DDS, MSD, SUNG-HUN PARK DDS

Although wax is customarily given to patients to relieve soft-tissue irritation from ortho­dontic appliances, many patients find it bother­some to change the wax after meals and brush­ing.1,2 We have ...

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Extraction Decision-Making Wigglegram

WELLINGTON J. RODY JR. DDS, MS, EUSTÁQUIO AFONSO ARAÚJO DDS, MDS

The decision whether to extract teeth is one of the most critical and controversial in ortho­dontic treatment, depending to a large extent on each clinician's personal experience. The main reasons for...

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Superelastic Nickel Titanium Spring Clips for the SPEED Appliance

G. HERBERT HANSON DDS, DO

The nickel titanium SPEED SE* bracket (Fig. 1) is much more efficient and user-friendly than its stainless steel predecessor for several reasons. First, the more accessible labial window is easier to ...

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A New Wraparound Retainer Design

ARNO LOCKS DDS, MS, PHD, GRAZIELA HENRIQUES WESTPHALEN DDS, DALTRO ENÉAS RITTER DDS, MS, GERSON ULEMA RIBEIRO DDS, MSD, PHD, LUCIANE MENEZES DDS, MS, PHD, ROBERTO ROCHA DDS, MS, PHD, CARLA DERECH DDS, MS, LUCIARA DALCIN DA ROSA DDS

One disadvantage of the conventional Hawley retainer1 is that the wire traverses the occlu­sion between the canines and the first premolars, where it can cause interferences that may disturb the form ...

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