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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EDD, PhD
One of the most frequently heard questions during orthodontic case presentations is, "Why does it have to take so long?" Of course, there is a biomechanical rationale for the length of treatment, but ...
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MASTER CLINICIAN
RICHARD P. MCLAUGHLIN DDS, PETER M. SINCLAIR DDS, MSD
(Editor's Note: Associate Editor Peter Sinclair conceived this department devoted to recognizing the Master Clinicians who have made the orthodontic specialty what it is today. Every few months in JCO...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
ROBERT S. HAEGER DDS, MS, ROGER T. COLBERG PhD
(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. Y...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
XIAO-GUANG ZHAO BDS, MSD, PhD, JIU-XIANG LIN BDS, PhD
When orthodontic treatment is finished before complete eruption of the maxillary second molars, the orthodontist is presented with a dilemma if the molars eventually erupt in buccally displaced positi...
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AKIRA KOMORI DDS, PhD, MOrth RCS , KYOTO TAKEMOTO DDS, FDS RCS , TETSUYA SHIMODA DDS, PhD , WATARU MIYASHITA DDS, PhD, GIUSEPPE SCUZZO MD, DDS, FDS RCS
Indirect-bonding techniques have been widely promoted in lingual orthodontics due to the difficulty of bracket placement. The Torque Angulation Reference Guide (TARG)* was designed to transfer bracket...
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VITTORIO GRENGA MD, DDS, MAURO BOVI MD, DDS
Overerupted molars due to the loss of antagonists are a common clinical finding in adults. Because intrusion of an overerupted molar to permit prosthetic replacement is difficult to achieve without ad...
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CASE REPORT
MATHEUS MELO PITHON DDS, MSC, PhD
A symmetrical treatment mechanics are often so challenging as to increase total treatment time, especially in more extreme cases involving unilateral extraction or surgical intervention.1,2 Significan...
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