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July 2005
Volume 39, Issue 7

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Time Is of the Essence

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

The cardinal rule of case presentations is to allow enough time so that you can strongly encourage questions from patients and their parents. Failure to do so is simply courting disaster later on, and...

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Six Keys to Nonextraction Treatment

DAN COUNIHAN BDS, FDS, FFD, MOrth, DDOrth

Over the past 20 years, there has been an increase in the percentage of nonextraction cases in the average orthodontic practice, which now stands as high as 80%.1 There are many reasons for this trend...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

One Pathway to Successful Orthodontic Practice

R. ANDREW GIRARDOT JR. DDS

I am happy to serve as guest editor for this column, in which Dr. Andy Girardot provides an excellent system for improving staff motivation, office efficiency, and profitability. The concept of reward...

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THE CUTTING EDGE

Three-Dimensional Radiographic Analysis in Orthodontics

JOHN HUANG DMD, DMS, AXEL BUMANN DDS, PHD, JAMES MAH DDS, MS, MRCD, DMS

This month's Cutting Edge gives us a peek at the future of our specialty. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and the three-dimensional analyses developed from it are destined to propel orthodontic d...

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Handling Characteristics of Precoated and Operator-Coated Brackets

SUNIL HIRANI BS, BDS, MS, FDS RCS, MOrth RCS

Adhesive Precoated (APC) brackets* were introduced in 1991 to save the clinician the time spent in preparing the adhesive for direct bonding and applying it to the bracket.1 The APC brackets, which ar...

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A Simplified Appliance for Forced Eruption

STUART L. SEGELNICK DDS, MS, MONIRA UDDIN DDS, ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MSD

Teeth that have been fractured at or below the level of the osseous crest present a substantial restorative challenge. Orthodontic forced eruption can be a useful adjunct to a successful restoration i...

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CASE REPORT

Orthodontic Treatment of a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

MATHEUS MELO PITHON DDS, CARLOS VENTURA DE OLIVEIRA RUELLAS DDS, ANTÔNIO CARLOS DE OLIVEIRA RUELLAS DDS, MS, PHD

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by either partial or total deficiency of insulin or by a resistance to that hormone, leading to an increase in blood glucose levels and subseque...

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