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March 2007
Volume 41, Issue 3

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

Beginning with the End in Mind

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

A phrase I have heard quoted repeatedly in widely divergent venues, from high-school commencement ceremonies to self-help seminars to lectures on orthodontic biomechanics, is this: "Begin with the end...

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OVERVIEW Orthodontic Retention and Stability: A Clinical Perspective

DANIEL J. RINCHUSE DMD, MS, MDS, PhD, PETER G. MILES BDSC, MDS, JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

Our concerns about the stability of orthodontic treatment still seem to be the same as those expressed by Calvin Case in 1920: "If there is one part of orthodontia more than another that is absolutely...

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Areas Requiring Further Research in Testing of Orthodontic Shear Bond Strengths

JOSE C. DE CASTRO DDS, MOrth

The introduction in 1955 of acid etching as a simple method of increasing the adhesive capability of enamel surfaces led to a new era in orthodontics.1 Direct bonding of brackets, reported in 1965 by ...

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JCO INTERVIEWS

Charles J. Burstone, DDS, MS, Part 2: Biomechanics

RAVINDRA NANDA BDS, MDS, PhD , CHARLES J. BURSTONE DDS, MS

Part 1 of this interview, on Facial Esthetics, is available in the February 2007 issue. DR. NANDA You have often been called the father of biomechanics in orthodontics. How did you get interested in b...

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The Suzuki Reef Knot for Attaching Closed-Coil Springs to Miniscrew Heads

EDUARDO YUGO SUZUKI DDS, PHD, BOONSIVA SUZUKI DDS, PHD

Miniscrew implants can provide skeletal anchorage for relatively simple force-delivery systems, using either elastomeric chains or nickel titanium closed-coil springs.1-8 Although elastomeric chains a...

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TECHNIQUE CLINIC

A New Method of Making Kobayashi Ties

VIKAS SEHGAL BDS, MDS, CHARU AHUJA BDS

The Kobayashi tie is commonly used for attaching up-and-down elastics during the settling stage of treatment. We have devised a new method of forming the loop for a Kobayashi tie by twisting the ligat...

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2007 AAO CONVENTION

On the Waterfront

DAVID S. VOGELS III

The AAO returns to the Pacific Northwest May 18-22 for its annual meeting in Seattle (Fig. 1). Here is JCO's yearly preview of restaurants, events, and attractions in the convention city. Although May...

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PEARLS

A Simple Technique for Welding Wire Hooks

PAWAN GAUTAM BDS, ASHIMA VALIATHAN DDS, MS

Soldered or welded TMA* and stainless steel wire hooks are used for postsurgical intermaxillary fixation and attachment of elastics. This article describes a quick and simple technique for welding sin...

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