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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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Easy Wax Setup Technique for Orthodontic Diagnosis
Volume 34 : Number 3 : Page 140 : Mar 2000
Traditionally, diagnostic wax setups have been prepared by sawing the models through the root areas and separating the teeth by hand.1-3 The teeth are then repositioned as desired and sealed in place ...
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Nonextraction Treatment in the Mixed Dentition
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 332 : Jun 2000
Better facial and dental esthetics can be achieved in many patients by avoiding mid-arch extractions.1-4 Since the nose and chin tend to grow faster than the dentoalveolar area in the early to late te...
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Volume 35 : Number 8 : Page 500 : Aug 2001
Lateral cephalograms are generally taken with the patient's mandible in a retruded position (centric relation), rather than habitual occlusion (centric occlusion).1 CR is the position in which the con...
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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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Volume 38 : Number 5 : Page 288 : May 2004
The major disadvantage of using stainless steel ligatures for space closure is that their force dissipates almost immediately, requiring frequent reactivation. Elastic chain or thread demonstrates fat...
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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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THE CUTTING EDGE
Computer-Aided Bracket Placement for Indirect Bonding
Volume 39 : Number 11 : Page 653 : Nov 2005
I love systems. Every orthodontic practice consists of a series of systems that we put in place to accomplish important tasks. Some systems are better than others; many are essential to the health of ...
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Long-Term Experience with Direct-Bonded Retainers: Update and Clinical Advice
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 728 : Dec 2007
The use of fixed lingual retainers in orthodontics is increasing,1 and the various options now available to the clinician allow more differentiated retention than ever before. Bonded retainers have ad...
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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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