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Volume 24 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1990
Silane couplers are used with ceramic brackets to create a chemical bond between resin and base, thus producing a stronger bond than between resin and enamel. This in vitro study examines the possibil...
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Indirect-Bonded Bite Plate to Prevent Impingement on Ceramic Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1992
When the upper teeth occlude on lower ceramic brackets in deep-bite cases, the extremely hard ceramic material can cause significant enamel wear, or the brackets can be sheared off by the occlusal for...
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Direct Bonding with Light-Cured Adhesive Precoated Brackets
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1992
The recent introduction of adhesive precoated (APC) ceramic and metal brackets (Fig. 1) offers several advantages over previous light-curing and direct-bonding methods: Consistent quality and quantity...
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JCO ROUNDTABLE
Volume 26 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1992
DR. SHERIDAN What physiologic, mechanical, and diagnostic criteria affect the stability of orthodontic results?DR. KOKICH This is a difficult question to answer. We are all aware that a given malocclu...
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Mandibular Protraction Appliances for Class II Treatment
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1995
Correctly relating the maxilla and mandible has always been a primary concern of orthodontists in treating Class II malocclusions. Devices proposed for such treatment have ranged from intermaxillary e...
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How to Triple Your Practice Sale Proceeds
Volume 31 : Number 4 : Page 234 : Apr 1997
The following article is reprinted by permission from The Blair/McGill Advisory, published monthly by Blair, McGill & Company, 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 230, Charlotte, NC 28217. (704) 424-...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Self-Organization as Practice Management
Volume 32 : Number 7 : Page 405 : Jul 1998
The business and professional fields have been through so many management fads, it begins to appear that we are willing victims of a sect of management gurus who make a living writing variations on a ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 3 : Page 129 : Mar 1999
Ethics is not a uniform set of moral principles. It varies from person to person and from time to time. There are some eternal ethical verities among health-care providers, such as the professional st...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Diagnostic Records and Initial Phone Calls
Volume 35 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 2001
Please check the types of diagnostic records you use. (Respondents were asked to indicate which pretreatment, progress, and post-treatment records were used routinely and which were used occasionally....
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Stretching the Limits of Delegation
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2002
From the responses to the 2001 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study (JCO, October-December 2001) on delegation of tasks to assistants, it seems reasonable to surmise that about 10% of practicing orthodontis...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 185 : Apr 2002
A number of years ago there was an orthodontist named Donovan who conceived a plan in which, for a fee, he would assist numerous general dentists with diagnosis of orthodontic cases and supervise thei...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Limited Treatment and Appointment Intervals
Volume 39 : Number 9 : Page 533 : Sep 2005
How often do you offer limited treatment? The substantial majority of respondents reported that they occasionally offered limited treatment to their patients. Fourteen percent frequently offered this ...
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CLINICAL AID
A Grid for Guiding Miniscrew Placement
Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2008
Although it is generally not difficult to place miniscrews for skeletal anchorage, we find that if a miniscrew contacts a root during insertion, the screw usually loosens within a few days. We have de...
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2008 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures, Part 1: Results and Trends
Volume 42 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2008
This is the first installment in a series of re-ports on the fifth JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures, a nationwide survey of clinical techniques and diagnostic methods. Previ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2009
A fundamental understanding of biomechanics is one of the hallmarks of a specialty education in orthodontics. The interrelationship of force magnitudes, force vectors, and moments underpins most of wh...
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Techniques for Attaching Orthodontic Wires to Miniscrews
Volume 44 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2010
The advent of miniscrew anchorage in orthodontics has opened avenues of greater biomechanical efficiency and effectiveness.1 With the ability to employ specific, directional forces, orthodontists can ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 44 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2010
The World Federation of Orthodontists knows how to pick its spots for a congress.These events, scheduled every five years, were originally held in conjunction with annual AAO meetings. The Sixth Inter...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 44 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2010
Cone-beam volumetric imaging (CBVI), also called cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), represents a revolution in orthodontic diagnostics of the same magnitude as the advent of cephalometric radiograp...
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A Cast-Metal Haas-Type Expander for the Deciduous Dentition
Volume 44 : Number 12 : Page 738 : Dec 2010
Transverse discrepancies can be effectively corrected in the early mixed dentition by anchoring a rapid maxillary expander (RME) to deciduous teeth,1 thus avoiding undesirable effects on the permanent...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 45 : Number 5 : Page 249 : May 2011
Technological progress in any healthcare-related discipline is always met with an initial degree of skepticism. After all, it makes sense to stick to tried-and-true techniques and appliances with long...
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