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November 2011
Volume 45, Issue 11

THE EDITOR'S CORNER

The Importance of Class III Overcorrection

ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD

Class III treatment has long been the subject of heated debate and considerable frustration among orthodontists. In the adult dentition, generally all but the mildest of Class III malocclusions need t...

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Early Alt-RAMEC and Facial Mask Protocol in Class III Malocclusion

LORENZO FRANCHI DDS, PhD, TIZIANO BACCETTI DDS, PhD, CATERINA MASUCCI DDS, MS, EFISIO DEFRAIA MD, DDS

One of the most common orthopedic treatment protocols for Class III malocclusion involves a combination of rapid maxillary expansion and facial-mask (RME/FM) therapy.1 Many reports have described favo...

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"Reverse" Indirect Bonding: A Protocol for Temporary Debonding

ANAS AL NAJJAR HBS, DMD, ZACKARY FABER DDS, RICHARD FABER DDS, MS

When a patient requests that orthodontic brackets be removed for an important event such as a wedding or prom before the completion of treatment, the practitioner must weigh the alternatives of debond...

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BOOK REVIEWS

The Alexander Discipline: Long-Term Stability

ELLIOTT M. MOSKOWITZ DDS, MS

R.G. "WICK" ALEXANDER, DDS, MSD208 pages, 1,000 illustrations. $152. 2011.Quintessence Publishing, 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133.(800) 621-0387; www.quintpub.com. With so few scientific ...

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Q&A Self-Ligating Brackets

ROBERT W. FRY DDS, MS

What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of self-ligating appliances? I treated my first self-ligation case (EdgeLok*) in 1977 as a resident at the University of North Carolina. Since then,...

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2011 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 2: Net Income

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

Last month, the first article in this four-part series described trends in economics and administration over the 30 years of JCO Orthodontic Practice Studies. Complete tables from the 2011 Practice St...

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CASE REPORT

Palatal-Implant Anchorage in an Adult Class II Patient

ALDO GIANCOTTI DDS, MS, MARIO GRECO DDS, GIANLUCA MAMPIERI DDS, CLAUDIO ARCURI DDS, MS

Class II nonextraction treatment can be particularly challenging in adult patients. Although many appliances have been proposed for maxillary molar distalization in such cases,1,2 they generally requi...

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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING

A Guide to Ranking Above Your Competition in Google Search Results

ALI HUSAYNI

This column is compiled by JCO Contributing Editor Robert S. Haeger, DDS, MS. Every few months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practice management. Yo...

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