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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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Customized Protective Mouthguards for Orthodontic Patients
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 15 : 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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Comparison of Tooth Movements Using Friction-Free and Preadjusted Edgewise Bracket Systems
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 325 : 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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A New Self-Curing Hybrid Glass Ionomer
Volume 31 : Number 5 : Page 315 : May 1997
We reported on a new resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement in September 1995.1 This adhesive, Fuji Ortho LC*, enables an orthodontist to cement brackets successfully to enamel surfaces without etching...
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Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 241 : Apr 1998
During the past 20 years, the provision of dental care in the United States has changed, partly due to a decline in dental caries and an increase in the number of dentists.1 More general dentists and ...
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Bond Strengths of Two Resin-Modified Glass Polyalkenoate Cements under Different Surface Conditions
Volume 32 : Number 5 : Page 299 : May 1998
There has recently been an increasing interest in the use of glass polyalkenoate (glass ionomer) cements as orthodontic adhesives.1-4 Conventional glass polyalkenoate cements offer long-term fluoride ...
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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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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Today's Top Challenges for Orthodontists, Part 1
Volume 33 : Number 9 : Page 505 : Sep 1999
The next two editions of this column will be a change of pace. I thought it might be interesting to see what a variety of orthodontic consultants consider the most common problems they face in serving...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2000
The 20th century in American orthodontics can be thought of as two distinct eras. The first half of the century saw the beginnings of the specialty as we know it today. Angle introduced tooth movemen...
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A Simple Means of Ensuring Class II Elastic Wear
Volume 34 : Number 2 : Page 83 : Feb 2000
Appliances such as the Eureka Spring*, Saif springs**, the Jasper Jumper***,1 the Pendulum†,2 and the Herbst‡3,4 were developed to correct Class I and Class II malocclusions without relying on patie...
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A Visual Cephalometric Analysis
Volume 34 : Number 5 : Page 291 : May 2000
Proportionate templates have been shown to be useful in orthodontic diagnosis for comparing cephalometric tracings to established norms. In 1952, Baum devised a set of four templates to be overlaid ...
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Sequential Slicing of Deciduous Teeth
Volume 35 : Number 11 : Page 696 : Nov 2001
Permanent incisor crowding, frequently seen in the early mixed dentition, is a common chief complaint of parents. Many different procedures have been recommended for this situation, including serial...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Transitional Office Design: Attracting an Associate
Volume 36 : Number 12 : Page 701 : Dec 2002
Years ago, many orthodontists at the end of their careers chose simply to finish their remaining cases and close their offices. Today, it is much less sensible, from a tax and retirement planning stan...
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Volume 1 : Number 1 : Page 42 : Jan 2006
The Andrews method of preadjusted bracket positioning involves placing the twin tie wings parallel to the long axis of the clinical crown and then moving the bracket up or down until the middle of its...
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