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The .018" Nickel Titanium Stop for Prevention of Archwire Crawl
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 236 : Apr 1999
Nickel titanium wires, with their extreme flexibility, high shape memory, resistance to distortion, and virtually friction-free surfaces, have greatly alleviated the problems of initial archwire place...
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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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JCO INTERVIEWS
Dr. Rohit C.L. Sachdeva on A Total Orthodontic Care Solution Enabled by Breakthrough Technology
Volume 34 : Number 4 : Page 223 : Apr 2000
DR. WHITE You have recently devoted all of your efforts to the development of what seems to be a revolutionary computer-based method of diagnosis and treatment. Could you tell us something about this ...
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Adjusting Essix Appliances at Chairside
Volume 34 : Number 4 : Page 236 : Apr 2000
The Essix* appliance, first described in this journal in 1993,1 is a removable plastic device that is practically invisible (Fig. 1), inexpensive, and quickly fabricated. It has minimal bulk and supe...
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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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 8 : Page 451 : Aug 2000
My transition from private professional life to an academic one at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio is only a few months old. I came to UTHSCSA to direct the new orthodonti...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2001
I have heard retirement described as one of the seven wonders of the world: I wonder what I am going to do on Monday, I wonder what I am going to do on Tuesday, and so on. Another viewpoint is summed ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 127 : Mar 2001
Several years ago, I noticed that I was converting into patients only about 70% of the people who came to my office and had records made. Not only that, but many of the 30% who did not choose to have ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 4 : Page 201 : Apr 2001
Johnny Mercer could not have known when he wrote the song, "Accentuate the Positive", that he was forecasting a 21st-century management theory, but four lines of that lyric capture exactly the idea pr...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 7 : Page 409 : Jul 2001
The facial photographs that most orthodontists take for before-and-after records can play an important part in the diagnostic process. Although frontal analysis is generally neglected, both a frontal ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 721 : Dec 2001
The Discovery Channel recently presented a BBC series of four programs called "The Human Face". In it, beauty and human attractiveness were related to the Golden Ratio, which for centuries has been th...
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Palatal and Buccal Root Torquing Springs
Volume 36 : Number 6 : Page 348 : Jun 2002
This article shows how customized springs can apply local root torque in the palatal or buccal direction to solve specific orthodontic problems. Rotated Maxillary First Bicuspids The twin roots of max...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 36 : Number 8 : Page 429 : Aug 2002
It's a well-known fact that history is not so much a steady stream as a paroxysmal flow, with long periods of relatively quiescent progress interrupted by brief periods of tumultuous change. These sho...
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Superelastic Nickel Titanium Spring Clips for the SPEED Appliance
Volume 36 : Number 9 : Page 520 : Sep 2002
The nickel titanium SPEED SE* bracket (Fig. 1) is much more efficient and user-friendly than its stainless steel predecessor for several reasons. First, the more accessible labial window is easier to ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2003
I recently attended a daylong talk by a noted speaker who has been on the orthodontic lecture circuit for more than 30 years. I had seen most of the material that he presented on a number of previous ...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Survey of Orthodontic Students on Practice Facility Preferences
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2003
Most orthodontists who are considering selling their practices look toward recent graduates as the most likely buyers. In 2001, 260 residents graduated from U.S. orthodontic programs. Of these, howeve...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 5 : Page 237 : May 2003
Anyone who has not been stranded on a desert island for the last six months is well acquainted with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. It has been a lead item on the evening news pract...
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