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December 2005
Volume 39, Issue 12

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

A New Year's Resolution for Study Clubs

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD

Having just finished the last of the leftover turkey and dressing, I notice that my neighbors have started putting up their holiday decorations. These are both sure signs that another year is nearing ...

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2005 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 2: Practice Success

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PHD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, ALLEN H. NELSON PHD, DAVID S. VOGELS III

Last month's first installment in a series of reports on the 2005 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study (JCO, November 2005) described the overall trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration ...

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Bite Jumping with the Functional Mandibular Advancer

GERO S.M. KINZINGER DMD, PETER R. DIEDRICH MD, DMD

The new Functional Mandibular Advancer*(FMA) is a fixed functional appliance that can correct a Class II malocclusion without the need for special patient compliance.1 Appliance Design The FMA has a p...

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An In Vivo Evaluation of Bond Failure Rates with Hydrophilic and Self-Etching Primer Systems

JULIO PEDRA E CAL-NETO DDS, MSD, JOSÉ AUGUSTO MENDES MIGUEL DDS, MSD, PHD

Because moisture contamination is reportedly the most common reason for bond failure,1-3 several manufacturers have introduced hydrophilic systems for bonding to wet enamel surfaces. Transbond Moistur...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Assistant Training and Outsourcing

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Which media do you use to train new chairside assistants? A substantial majority of clinicians "sometimes" used textbooks for training assistants; 80% reported "frequently" or "sometimes" using semina...

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A Cutting-Wire System for Removal of Indirect Bonding Trays

VETEA G. MIKLUS DDS, JEAN-PAUL ALIBERT DDS, MSD, SHANE N. WHITE BDS, MS, MA, PHD

Although indirect bonding has many advantages in terms of accuracy and effectiveness,1-10 the removal of the transfer tray can sometimes dislodge newly bonded brackets or adversely affect bond strengt...

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Fiber-Reinforced Composites in Lingual Orthodontics

VITTORIO CACCIAFESTA DDS, MS, PHD, M. FRANCESCA SFONDRINI MD, DDS, PHD, ANTONIO NORCINI MD, DDS, ALDO MACCHI MD, DDS

The lingual technique is considered to be one of the most difficult, requiring extended treatment times and often achieving less-than-satisfactory results. First- and third-order tooth movements are c...

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