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July 2003
Volume 37, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Centric Shangri-La

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

One of the lessons I remember most vividly from my dental school years, more than a quarter of a century ago, was the one about centric relation. As I demonstrated my understanding of the concept to o...

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A Modified Pendulum Appliance for Anterior Anchorage Control

PABLO ECHARRI DDS, GIUSEPPE SCUZZO DDS, NUNZIO CIRULLI DDS

Some orthodontists have reported a loss of anterior anchorage with the Hilgers Pendulum* appliance--in other words, a protrusion or proclination of the incisors during molar distalization. Two cases w...

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CASE REPORT

Extrusion of a Traumatically Injured Tooth with a Vacuum-Formed Splint

CAROL YEUNG DDS, STEPHEN L.K. YEN DMD, PHD

This report describes the use of a clear, vacuum-formed splint to extrude a central incisor that was intruded into the maxillary bone by trauma. Although orthodontic archwires are generally used to pr...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

BRAD W. NEVILLE, DDSDOUGLAS D. DAMM, DDSCARL M. ALLEN, DDS, MSDJERRY E. BOUQUOT, DDS, MSD2nd edition. 864 pages, 850 color illustrations. $95. 2002.W. B. Saunders CompanyThe Curtis CenterIndependence ...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Digital Images and Retirement Plans

JOHN J. SHERIDAN, DDS, MSD

Which of the following types of digital images do you use: photographs, radiographs, study casts? Judging by the replies to this question, it is obvious that digital imaging in one form or another is ...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Hire Smart to Prevent Embezzlement Loss

JOHN K. MCGILL MBA, JD, CPA

Hiring and firing employees is a fact of life for any business, including orthodontic practices. Hiring smartly and firing well reduces costs, not only financially, but emotionally. By using time-test...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

Ten Steps of Protect Your Practice When Firing an Employee

JOHN K. MCGILL MBA, JD, CPA

Hiring and firing employees is a fact of life for any business, including orthodontic practices. Hiring smartly and firing well reduces costs, not only financially, but emotionally. By using time-test...

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A New Herbst Appliance

STEPHEN D. HANKS DMD, MS

Emil Herbst introduced the world to his unique appliance concept in 1910 with the publication of his Atlas und Grundriss der Zahnärztlichen Orthopädie1,2 ("Atlas and Compendium of Dental Orthopedics")...

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Miniscrew Treatment of Ectopic Mandibular Molars

ALDO GIANCOTTI DDS, MS, FABIANA MUZZI DDS, FRANCESCA SANTINI DDS, CLAUDIO ARCURI MD, DDS

This article describes our experience with miniscrews in the treatment of ectopic lower second molars. Screw Selection and Placement The miniscrews* we use for orthodontic anchorage are made of pure m...

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A New Vacuum-Formed Phase I Retainer

KEVIN L. THEROUX DDS, MS

Retention after Phase I orthodontic treatment has traditionally involved either a maxillary Hawley-type acrylic plate, with a labial bow across the permanent incisors, or a single-thickness vacuum-for...

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