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PEARLS
Intruding a Single Overerupted Tooth with a Modified Clear Removable Tray
Volume 59 : Number 12 : Page 808 : Dec 2025
As an alternative to more complicated approaches for intrusion of a single tooth, a clear tray is modified with scissor cuts, allowing the patient to hook a small elastic on the lingual side of the tray, stretch it across the occlusal surface, and hook it on the buccal side.
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Removing Convertible Caps from Buccal Tubes
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 637 : Nov 1993
Buccal tubes can usually be converted with ease. However, depending on the band manufacturer and the tooth position, removing the cap can sometimes be a problem. For example, if a molar is rotated mes...
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Improving Incisor Torque Control with Nickel Titanium Torque Bars
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 224 : Apr 1999
Although rectangular archwires in edgewise bracket slots are an effective means of providing static tooth control, they are an inefficient method of delivering continuous and progressive torquing forc...
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Clinical Applications of Electrothermal Bonding
Volume 29 : Number 4 : Page 268 : 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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Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2008
Last year, a JCO Readers' Corner found that only 25% of a small sample of respondents were currently using miniscrews in their practices, and many fewer were placing the screws themselves.1 By now, ho...
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OVERVIEW
Volume 59 : Number 8 : Page 508 : Aug 2025
Despite orthodontic miniplates’ superior stability, their adoption has been limited by the complexity of surgical placement. To overcome this barrier, Drs. Juliasse, Gaião, Véras Filho, and Sousa present a standardized protocol for miniplate installation that covers surgical planning, device customization and placement, and postoperative monitoring.
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Volume 4 : Number 9 : Page 500 : Sep 1970
500-jco-img-2.jpgDR. BRANDT: Do third molars have any influence on the stability of a treated dentition? Dr. GRABER: You know, Sid, each question stimulates enough thoughts to fill at least a chapter ...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
John J. Sheridan, DDS, MSD, on Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 42 : Number 7 : Page 381 : Jul 2008
DR. CHUDASAMA How did you develop the air-rotor stripping (ARS) system of interproximal reduction? DR. SHERIDAN Prior to ARS, there was absolutely nothing in the literature pertaining to stripping the...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Creating a Team of Practice Builders
Volume 27 : Number 8 : Page 437 : Aug 1993
Dr. Roger Levin, a dentist and a leading specialty-practice management consultant, has taken a different tack in this column. He lists 10 excellent team-building ideas that are designed to reduce over...
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JCO Interviews Dr. C. Norman Shealy on Holistic Health, Part 2
Volume 15 : Number 9 : Page 615 : Sep 1981
DR. GOTTLIEB I'd like to ask you now about the orthodontist's work environment. For example, in recent years dentists have sought to minimize movement through time and motion approaches. Most dentists...
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EDITORIAL RESPONSE
"Truth in Orthodontic Beliefs"
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 612 : Nov 1993
Editor's Note: The following article is a response to the Editor's Corner, "Concepts to Live By", by Dr. Fred F. Schudy (JCO, March 1993). The Editor's Corner contained many statements and concepts pr...
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Retrospective on Progressive Dentofacial Changes After Treatment and Retention, Part IV
Volume 4 : Number 7 : Page 407 : Jul 1970
Cases (Continued) Patient S.S. Again, I would like to point out the dramatic changes in facial profile (Fig. 15), from an apparent bimaxillary protrusion to a complete concave profile, after nine year...
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More About the Universal Appliance
Volume 5 : Number 2 : Page 72 : Feb 1971
This paper may be considered a continuation of "The Universal Appliance Today", Parts I and II, published in the November and December 1969 issues of JPO. Some of the drawings have been adapted from t...
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Orthodontic Economic Index--1982
Volume 16 : Number 7 : Page 477 : Jul 1982
The orthodontic economic index presented here was derived from an analysis of over 200 orthodontic practices established for five years or longer. No new practices were included, and high and low extr...
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Modular 3D Lingual Appliances, Part 5: Action Appliances
Volume 18 : Number 3 : Page 190 : Mar 1984
Maxillary Treatment In Part 3 of this series, the 3D Palatal Arch was shown to be convertible to the 3D Action Appliance by bending the extenders straight and reversing the insertion (Fig. 52). The Ac...
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Nasorespiratory Function in Individuals with Vertical Maxillary Excess, Part 1: Measurement
Volume 18 : Number 5 : Page 342 : May 1984
It is a common supposition that nasorespiratory function can have an effect on dentofacial development. It has been proposed that chronic nasal obstruction leads to mouth breathing, which causes alter...
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Volume 18 : Number 5 : Page 347 : May 1984
It has often been assumed that individuals with vertical maxillary excess may have or have had reduced nasal airway function during growth.2-8 Measurements of nasorespiratory function in children and ...
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Volume 20 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1986
Choosing an office location--whether for a new graduate or for an established orthodontist seeking a satellite or new site--can be complicated and time-consuming. This article outlines potential sourc...
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Edit Your Own Practice Letters
Volume 21 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1987
Letters are potent image builders. Every letter is a chance to cement a relationship--or to aggravate a patient or referrer. Yet many orthodontists pay little attention to the letters that go out over...
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Volume 24 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1990
This month's topics are surgical-orthodontic cases and second opinions.1. If you are treating surgical-orthodontic cases, what percentage of your total case load are they ? Orthognathic cases appear t...
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