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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD
I guess all of us have our heroes as we go through life. Most of mine have been the simple, straight-forward, no-nonsense types. When I began my specialty training in orthodontics, there were many gia...
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HENRI LABARRÈRE
Terrell Root said, in 1979, "I feel there may be a deterioration in our orthodontic standards. We orthodontists have a moral obligation to our patients, our profession, and ourselves to deliver the hi...
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EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, Moderator, MARGARET M. BRAZONES DDS, MS, ARNOLD J. MALERMAN DDS, ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MS, GERALD S. PHIPPS DMD, MS, DAVID M. SARVER DMD, MS
Editor's Note: Participants in the following discussion were selected from among respondents to JCO's quarterly Readers' Corner.
DR. GOTTLIEB One of the great controversies in orthodontics today conce...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
W. RONALD REDMOND DDS, MS
Which works best? An .018" slot or an .022" slot? A standard edgewise system or the latest available prescription? Which is more cost-effective? Should we employ the same appliances in all circumstanc...
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PABLO ECHARRI DDS
Hawley-type retainers with Adams clasps or labial wires crossing the occlusion can create interferences that may lead to bruxism or disc displacement1-3 (Fig. 1). On the other hand, if a wraparound re...
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HYO-SANG PARK DDS, MSD, PHD, OH-WON KWON DDS, MSD, PHD, JAE-HYUN SUNG DDS, MSD, PHD
When there is an arch-length discrepancy in the posterior segments, the lower second molars tend to erupt lingually, producing a posterior crossbite.1-7
Criss-cross elastics can be used to simultaneou...
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