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A Practical Biteplane for Use with Fixed Appliances
Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Biteplanes are often used when bracket interference makes it difficult to bond the lower anterior or even the lower posterior teeth at the start of treatment. Biteplanes are also needed in many cases ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1994
The Next FrontierRecent research in cellular physiology has established that there is a latency period of perhaps several hours before the cell membrane responds to a stimulus. When a stimulus is sust...
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Comparison of In-Office vs. Commercial Laboratories
Volume 28 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1994
This article will examine the benefits and disadvantages of an in-office laboratory vs. a commercial laboratory, according to three criteria: economics, quality, and service. Before such an analysis c...
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A New Telescopic Maxillary Expander
Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1995
Maxillary expansion screws have been a source of frustration to orthodontists for many years. The traditional jackscrews are difficult for patients to activate. Longer screws, which provide the most e...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Who Knows What the Outcomes May Be?
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Who Knows What the Outcome May Be? A number of recent articles in the lay press have dealt with attempts to utilize outcomes research to validate a "one best way" to perform health-care procedures. In...
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Impression Technique for Patients with Limited Mandibular Opening
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
The most frequent cause of hypomobility of the jaw, according to Rotskoff, is muscular trismus.1 Other possible causes include arthritis or synovitis of the temporomandibular joints,2 trauma to the co...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
By Your Pupils You'll Be Taught
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1995
By Your Pupils You'll Be TaughtThe most remarkable teacher I ever had coached our high school football team. He didn't rely on histrionics to motivate his players; rather, he clearly described the tas...
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The K-Loop Molar Distalizing Appliance
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1995
With the recent trend toward more nonextraction treatment, several appliances have been advocated to distalize molars in the upper arch.1-10 Certain principles, as outlined by Burstone,11 must be born...
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Bonding Fluorosed Teeth: New Materials for Old Problems
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1995
A dental school faculty member once told me that the half-life of a dental education is only seven years, and that it is even shorter where bonding materials and techniques are concerned.1 Recent impr...
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Seven Ways to Reduce Phone Tie-Ups
Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 758 : Dec 1995
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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Effects of Disinfection Procedures on Elastomeric Ligatures
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1996
Elastomeric ligatures are sold in strips, of which the orthodontist may use from one to 30 modules in any one appointment. This leaves the task of disinfecting the remaining modules before they can be...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 30 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1996
Rational Expectations II Managed care has been advocated as the prime solution to containing costs of medical services, and its application to dentistry is increasing. Orthodontics is usually an elect...
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Efficacy of Collection Methods in Orthodontic Practices
Volume 31 : Number 2 : Page 103 : Feb 1997
Management experts have suggested that orthodontic offices may not be aggressive or efficient enough in collecting fees to compete with other financial obligations and discretionary purchases.1-6 Cred...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 31 : Number 3 : Page 141 : Mar 1997
A friend recently confided about a patient who, a few years after completing orthodontic treatment, sought the help of a periodontist for receding gingivae. The periodontist told the patient that all ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 1999
To my knowledge, Clayton Christensen is the first management consultant to suggest that dominant, well-managed firms can fail because of what they do right. They can listen to their customers, careful...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Profit Realization: A New Standard of Practice Success
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 333 : Jun 1999
When I first started practice nearly 25 years ago, the focus of many consultants and practice-management lecturers was on gross production. That was the way to evaluate the success of a practice. Man...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 9 : Page 481 : Sep 1999
Built-in torque has undoubtedly made orthodontists' lives easier, but it would be a delusion to think that there is a formula that works for every case. A bracket prescription may work just right a p...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 12 : Page 669 : Dec 1999
The first cellular phone Lue and I bought a few years ago cost more than $900. We thought it was a little expensive, but probably worth the investment. The other day we purchased a new one that is muc...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 34 : Number 3 : Page 145 : Mar 2000
Our guest columnist for this edition is Dr. Robert Fry from Olathe, Kansas. Together with his associate, Dr. Arlen Staab, he presents a new perspective on finding an associate. With the large number o...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Habitual Vision of Greatness
Volume 34 : Number 5 : Page 261 : May 2000
One of my friends had the good fortune of studying with Alfred North Whitehead after the great philosopher and mathematician came from England to Harvard for a short period. One of the most enduring l...
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