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Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Topics include TMJ and practice newsletters.1. What percentage of your orthodontic patients would you estimate show TMJ signs or symptoms before treatment? during treatment? after treatment? Responses...
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The Precision Lingual Arch: Hinge Cap Attachment
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1994
The usefulness of lingual and transpalatal arches, either as primary mechanisms or as adjuncts to multibanded appliances, has long been recognized. Although I used and recommended horizontal sheaths w...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 28 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1994
The delivery system selected by an orthodontist affects the design of the operatory, the efficiency of chairside working patterns, and the productivity of office space. Efficiency can translate into i...
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Five Steps to Successful Practice Transition
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Why are so many orthodontic associations and partnerships unsuccessful? The reason is not that they do a poor job of practicing orthodontics. In fact, the main reason why many of these relationships f...
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Clinical Applications of Electrothermal Bonding
Volume 29 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1995
The acid-etch technique for bonding orthodontic brackets became generally accepted in the late 1970s.1 However, despite the modifications and refinements that have since taken place, the procedure for...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1995
The transition from one orthodontist to another is a topic of considerable current interest, as evidenced by the plethora of information being disseminated in professional publications and at meetings...
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Mechanical Analysis of Class II Elastics
Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
Class II elastics are designed to exert an anteroposterior force on maxillary teeth and a postero-anterior force on the mandibular arch. Because the force is usually not parallel to the occlusal plane...
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Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
This month's topics are bracket recycling and patient scheduling.1. Do you recycle brackets, bands, or archwires through outside companies? If so, how regularly? Do you recycle any of these in-house? ...
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OVERVIEW
Development of Orthodontic Micro-Implants for Intraoral Anchorage
Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 321 : Jun 2003
Successful orthodontic treatment has always required intraoral anchorage with a high resistance to displacement. Extraoral traction can be an effective reinforcement, but demands exceptional patient c...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Non-Compliance Appliances and Fee Payments
Volume 38 : Number 4 : Page 211 : Apr 2004
Do you use non-compliance appliances? Seventy percent of the clinicians reported that they "sometimes" used non-compliance devices;8% "always" used them, and 3% "never" used them. Under what circumsta...
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JCO Survey of Orthodontic Staff Job Satisfaction
Volume 39 : Number 3 : Page 145 : Mar 2005
Skilled and personable staff members are critical to the success of any orthodontic practice. Once the best people are found and they are properly trained, the orthodontist's next challenge is to reta...
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Digital Design and Manufacturing of the Lingualcare Bracket System
Volume 39 : Number 6 : Page 375 : Jun 2005
The first lingual orthodontic systems, introduced in the early 1970s, used conventional labial brackets that were modified by the clinician and bonded directly to the lingual surfaces. Brackets design...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
One Pathway to Successful Orthodontic Practice
Volume 39 : Number 7 : Page 415 : Jul 2005
I am happy to serve as guest editor for this column, in which Dr. Andy Girardot provides an excellent system for improving staff motivation, office efficiency, and profitability. The concept of reward...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Assistant Training and Outsourcing
Volume 39 : Number 12 : Page 703 : Dec 2005
Which media do you use to train new chairside assistants? A substantial majority of clinicians "sometimes" used textbooks for training assistants; 80% reported "frequently" or "sometimes" using semina...
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Volume 43 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2009
Our three-part series of articles on the 2008 JCO Study of Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Procedures concludes this month with more breakdowns of the most important diagnostic and treatment techn...
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Esthetic Treatment Planning for Orthognathic Surgery
Volume 44 : Number 3 : Page 196 : Mar 2010
When planning treatment for the correction of dentofacial deformities, facial and airway needs should be addressed concurrently with occlusal correction. In this article, we will briefly examine the t...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Factors Involved in Choosing an Orthodontist in a Competitive Market
Volume 45 : Number 6 : Page 333 : Jun 2011
(Editor's Note: This quarterly JCO column is compiled by Contributing Editor Robert Haeger. Every few months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practice ...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Drs. S.J. "Jack" Burrow and William R. Proffit on the Efficacy of Self-Ligating Brackets
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 413 : Jul 2013
DR. KEIMÂ You have both stated, "The controversy of self-ligating brackets should be over." But the January 2013 issue of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics features a Poi...
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Creative Adjuncts for Clear Aligners, Part 2: Intrusion, Rotation, and Extrusion
Volume 49 : Number 3 : Page 162 : Mar 2015
Part 1 in this series of articles (JCO, February 2015) described a number of adjuncts for improving the reliability of Class II treatment with clear aligners. This month, we will demonstrate how to pe...
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Creative Adjuncts for Clear Aligners, Part 3: Extraction and Interdisciplinary Treatment
Volume 49 : Number 4 : Page 249 : Apr 2015
In Part 1 of this series (JCO, February 2015), we discussed the use of various adjuncts in Class II treatment with clear aligners. Part 2 (JCO, March 2015) showed how to use aligners for intrusion, ro...
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