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New Electrodes for Welding Orthodontic Wires
Volume 25 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1991
Beta titanium wires, introduced in the early 1980s, are known for their weldability, formability, and high springback.1,2 They also permit auxiliaries such as finger springs and loops to be welded to ...
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Quality in Orthodontic Practice
Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
Quality has become the buzzword of the '90s. Interest in it was stimulated in the United States with the establishment by Congress of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1987. Its purpose i...
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Technique Modifications to Optimize Ceramic Bracket Performance
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
Ceramic brackets have the potential to meet the practitioner's demand for excellent performance, as well as the patient's demand for superior esthetics. Of course, like any new material, ceramics may ...
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Torque in the Base vs. Torque in the Face
Volume 25 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1991
Bracket design is the cornerstone of clinical efficiency. However, the multitude of current bracket configurations attests to the elusiveness of the ideal bracket. Torque in the base is said by Andrew...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
The Satellite Practice: Counting the Cost
Volume 25 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1991
This quarterly series of articles is being written by successful orthodontists who have particular expertise in certain areas of management and marketing (see JCO, August 1991, p. 471). The following ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Class II Therapy and Compliance
Volume 26 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1992
Class II Therapy and Compliance It seems to me, as I go about my daily professional tasks, that the most difficult and persistent problem I have to deal with is the distalization of upper molars. I su...
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Shear Bond Strengths and Effects on Enamel of Two Ceramic Brackets
Volume 27 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1993
Because ceramic brackets will not bond chemically with adhesives, manufacturers must use mechanical undercuts, a coating of silica and a silane coupling agent, or both to bond these brackets to enamel...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1993
Concepts to Live ByAs we grow older, we become less and less sure of many things. So when we come to the end of a professional career, as I have, and still feel strongly about certain concepts, there ...
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Simultaneous Torquing and Intrusion Auxiliary
Volume 27 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1993
Several different orthodontic approaches have evolved for intrusion of the maxillary incisors.1-4 Whatever method is used, the control and stabilization of posterior anchorage is imperative, since inc...
2890.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
A Farewell to SymmetryThis past winter a huge storm of a scope greater than the blizzard of 1888 lashed the entire East Coast of the United States with cyclonic winds and buried it under mountains of ...
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'Animated' Orthodontic Treatment Planning
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
Vast amounts of time and energy have been devoted to developing analyses that will help orthodontists decide how best to improve patients' facial appearance and balance. Most of this effort has been d...
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Volume 27 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1993
The topics include oral hygiene and OSHA compliance.1. What do you do if a new patient presents with poor oral hygiene? Virtually all the orthodontists responded that they would not start treatment. T...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1994
A New Look at MotivationNothing so challenges a professional as to learn that a principle once accepted as absolute may no longer have relevance, practicality, or validity. Twenty-five years ago, I fe...
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Volume 28 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1994
1. How often do you attempt to distalize maxillary molars? More than half of the respondents (57%) reported attempting molar distalization "frequently" in their practices. The remaining 43% said they ...
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New Edgewise Bracket with Rounded Slot and Variable Ligation
Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
One of the most important issues in edgewise treatment is the friction between bracket and archwire. In sliding mechanics, such as distal movement of a canine into a first premolar extraction site, me...
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Customized Protective Mouthguards for Orthodontic Patients
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1996
An estimated 25 million American children between the ages of 6 and 18 are involved in athletic activities.1 The frequency of injuries to the mouth, face, and head ranges from high, as in baseball,2 t...
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Reduced Resistance to Sliding in Ceramic Brackets
Volume 30 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1996
The esthetic appearance of ceramic brackets makes them attractive to orthodontic patients. However, studies have shown that ceramic brackets--whether composed of polycrystalline or monocrystalline alu...
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Comparison of Tooth Movements Using Friction-Free and Preadjusted Edgewise Bracket Systems
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1996
With a conventional edgewise bracket, the ligature presses the archwire against the bracket slot, creating friction that can impede sliding mechanics, even when small, round archwires are used. With t...
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A Comparison of Two Computer Cephalometric Programs
Volume 31 : Number 4 : Page 231 : Apr 1997
Although most orthodontists still record cephalometric measurements from manual tracings of the radiographs, an increasing number use computer programs to digitize anatomical landmarks and produce cep...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 313 : Jun 1999
The JCO Orthodontic Retirement Survey (April 1999) was notable for the large number of orthodontists who say they plan to retire each year, beginning in the year 2000. The question it raises is: Will ...
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