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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD
A senior colleague once told me that if you ever think you have discovered something new in orthodontics, you should look a little deeper into the international literature from 75-100 years ago. You m...
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S. JAY BOWMAN DMD, MSD
Numerous concepts have been developed with the aim of increasing the speed of orthodontic tooth movement and potentially reducing overall treatment time. Unfortunately, most have failed to generate th...
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NEAL D. KRAVITZ DMD, MS
Dental crowding--otherwise referred to as tooth-size/arch-length discrepancy (TSALD)--is the most common component of malocclusion among orthodontic patients. According to the National Center for Heal...
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CASE REPORT
GUDRUN LÜBBERINK DDS, MSC, MANUEL NIENKEMPER DDS, MSC, BENEDICT WILMES DDS, MSC, PhD, BJÖRN LUDWIG DMD, MSD, DIETER DRESCHER DDS, MSC, PhD
Adult orthodontic treatment involves challenging biomechanical considerations, due both to the lack of skeletal growth potential and to age-related changes in biological response. An older patient oft...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
ROBERT S. HAEGER DDS, MS, JOHN K. MCGILL CPA, MBA, JD
Industry-standardized financial statements can offer benchmarks for comparison to your colleagues, provide ongoing financial information for managing your practice, organize your expenses for review ...
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ROBERT G. KEIM DDS, EdD, PhD, EUGENE L. GOTTLIEB DDS, DAVID S. VOGELS III, PHILIP B. VOGELS
Last month's report analyzed trends in orthodontic practice over the nearly three decades from 1986, when the first JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures was conducted, until the...
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