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August 2007
Volume 41, Issue 8

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

40 Years of JCO Interviews

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

In last month's Editor's Corner, I highlighted the presentations of the other keynote speakers at the annual meeting of the European Orthodontic Society (EOS) in Berlin this past June. As I noted, bec...

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Fact or Friction: The Clinical Relevance of In Vitro Steady-State Friction Studies

MICHAEL L. SWARTZ DDS

The subject of friction in orthodontic treatment mechanics has attracted considerable attention in recent years.1-59 Appliance manufacturers have battled over whose bracket or system has the least fri...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING Effects of Missed Appointments and Bracket Failures on Treatment Efficiency and Office Productivity

ROBERT S. HAEGER DDS, MS, ROGER T. COLBERG PhD

Improving treatment efficiency and office productivity through well-designed practice analysis should be the goal of every clinician. Over the next few years, this Management and Marketing column will...

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BOOK REVIEWS

Clinical Success in Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment of Impacted Teeth

SUSANNA BOTTICELLI DDS

Jean-Marie Korbendau, DDS, MSAntonio Patti, MDS, DUO 136 pages, 332 illustrations. $78. 2006.Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc. 4350 Chandler DriveHanover Park, IL 60133.(800) 621-0387; www.quintpub.co...

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THE READERS' CORNER

Various Corrections and Cosmetic Finishing

JOHN J. SHERIDAN DDS, MSD

(Editor’s Note: The Readers’ Corner is a quarterly feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Pairs of questions are mailed per...

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The Rationale for Maxillary Second Premolar Extractions in Adult Class II Treatment

VINCENT DE ANGELIS DMD

Most Class II, division 1 and 2 malocclusions are amenable to nonextraction treatment in the late mixed dentition. In these patients, the maxillary arch can usually be adapted to the mandibular arch w...

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CASE REPORT

Rapid Tooth Movement with a Low-Force, Low-Friction Bracket System

KAI-WOH LOH BDS, MDS

Orthodontic extraction cases usually take about 24 months to complete. This article describes a case involving four first premolar extractions that was completed in less than a year using a low-force,...

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Digital Hand-Wrist Radiographs for Evaluating Skeletal Maturation

RANDY J. WEINSTEIN DDS, SCOTT S. FRIEDMAN DDS

The use of hand-wrist radiographs for evaluating skeletal maturation was first described by Fishman in 1982.1 This information can be helpful in planning orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedic treatme...

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