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2881.
Efficient Ordering of Expendable Supplies
Volume 18 : Number 1 : Page 38 : Jan 1984
Maintaining a stock of expendable supplies in an orthodontic office can be a timeconsuming and bothersome task, involving considerable paperwork, telephone calls, and intraoffice conversations. When o...
2882.
Diagnostic Block Cephalometrics, Part 1
Volume 18 : Number 6 : Page 400 : Jun 1984
Cephalometrics has been called a "numbers game" and a search for "sacred numbers" that would dictate a consistently reliable analysis. This search has proven futile, since all cephalometric measuremen...
2883.
Quick-Mounted Diagnostic Study Models
Volume 18 : Number 6 : Page 423 : Jun 1984
Many diagnostic procedures must be rethought in light of expanded knowledge of the temporomandibular joint. Occlusal interferences, more prevalent in a malocclusion, cause proprioceptive eccentric pos...
2884.
Bonded Maxillary Custom Lingual Retainer
Volume 18 : Number 10 : Page 734 : Oct 1984
Conventional retainers intended to guide the post-treatment settling process are frequently not adequate to prevent relapses of rotation and alignment of the maxillary anterior teeth. Certain extreme ...
2885.
Schmuth and Muller Double Plates
Volume 19 : Number 6 : Page 422 : Jun 1985
Double plates are maxillary and mandibular removable functional appliances, with guide wires incorporated in the upper plate fitting into acrylic guide planes of the lower plate. These components guid...
2886.
Volume 20 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1986
Correct incisor position is generally acknowledged to be the key to successful orthodontic treatment, and many rules have been developed to position incisors. Mean values of the long axis of the inci...
2887.
Volume 20 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1986
Bonding is now the standard technique for attaching brackets to teeth from premolar to premolar in both arches. Second molars have been bonded with small tube-base combinations, even when only a small...
2888.
Diagnosis with Computer-Aided Drafting
Volume 20 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1986
Orthodontists have recognized the potential of computer graphics in the research and diagnosis of dentofacial disorders.1 Recent advances in microcomputer technology have led to innovations that are m...
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Volume 21 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1987
Topics include oral hygiene and insurance.1. What are your typical oral hygiene instructions for patients with fixed appliances ? All offices reported that their patients were given oral hygiene instr...
2890.
Barrier Controls in the Orthodontic Office
Volume 22 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1988
Orthodontists are becoming increasingly aware of the threat of communicable diseases that can be transmitted between patients and staff. The most serious diseases include: 1. Hepatitis A, commonly kno...
2891.
Banding with a Glass Ionomer Cement
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
Although zinc phosphate cement has good working characteristics, its high solubility is disadvantageous for orthodontic banding. Microleakage, incomplete adhesion to hard tooth substances, and deminer...
2892.
Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
This month's topics are dietary recommendations and medicolegal issues.1. What dietary recommendations do you offer to young patients? to adolescent patients? to adult patients? The respondents were f...
2893.
Differential Anchorage and the Edgewise Appliance
Volume 23 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1989
The problem of anchorage preservation remains universal regardless of the orthodontic technique used. Simple anchorage is provided by teeth that are free to tip in response to force application; stati...
2894.
Effects of Activator Treatment on Class II, Division 1 Malocclusion
Volume 23 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1989
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of activator treatment on a group of Class II, division 1 patients with skeletal mandibular retrusion. Materials and Methods Nine boy and six girl pat...
2895.
Automated Cephalographic Soft-Tissue Analysis
Volume 24 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1990
A multitude of landmarks and cephalometric analyses have been proposed since Welcker first suggested the potential diagnostic value of skull radiographs in 1896.1-19 Soft-tissue analysis, beginning in...
2896.
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 ...
2897.
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...
2898.
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 ...
2899.
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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