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THE READERS' CORNER
Adult Maxillary Expansion and Practice Websites
Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 25 : Jan 2002
Do you attempt adult maxillary expansion? If so, do you customarily use a surgical or non-surgical technique? What do you feel are the advantages and disadvantages of each technique? Two-thirds of the...
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The Effect of Gingival-Margin Design on the Retention of Thermoformed Aligners
Volume 46 : Number 11 : Page 697 : Nov 2012
Thermoformed aligners provide an esthetic, comfortable, easy, and hygienic alternative to conventional orthodontic appliances.1 Although widespread marketing has increased the popularity of removable ...
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OVERVIEW
Extraction Treatment, Part 2: Guidelines for Making the Extraction Decision
Volume 49 : Number 1 : Page 29 : Jan 2015
(Editor's Note: In this regular column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and suggestions for future subjects are welcome.) In the first part of ...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 31 : Number 1 : Page 47 : Jan 1997
Before an orthodontist purchases land on which to build an office, there are many critical issues that must be addressed. Most are aware of the significance of the area's demographics, the proximity o...
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The DenOptix Digital Radiographic System
Volume 33 : Number 7 : Page 407 : Jul 1999
Since its introduction in the 1980s, digital technology has become increasingly important to the practice of orthodontics. Initially used to manage business operations, computers have now taken on the...
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Dr. Mason Chooses an Associate
Volume 21 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1987
Dr. Mason was nervous. He was venturing into an area he had never been in before and he didn't quite know how to handle it. After a serious discussion with his wife, Nellie, and a great deal of soul-s...
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Selecting an Orthodontic Computer System
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 524 : Aug 1982
In these challenging times, orthodontists must manage their practices more efficiently. That is why experts predict that the majority of orthodontic practices will install in-house computer systems du...
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Bracket Positioning for Smile Arc Protection
Volume 51 : Number 3 : Page 142 : Mar 2017
Ackerman recently wrote about disruptive orthodontic technology with the view that “orthodontics is the art of the possible” rather than “the science of the improbable”.1 According to him, “Nothing in...
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Volume 5 : Number 10 : Page 539 : Oct 1971
In discussing the management of moderate malocclusions, I shall present some guidelines that have been found helpful. These guides are an effort to put down on paper some of the management alternative...
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Effective Communication with Clients: Financial Arrangements
Volume 15 : Number 7 : Page 497 : Jul 1981
The practice of orthodontics is viewed as the delivery of a specialized health care. But the practice of orthodontics can also be viewed as the management of a business. Services are rendered and fees...
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Comprehensive Correspondence for New Patient Exams and Consultations
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1995
Effective communication begins with a new patient's initial phone call and continues throughout the patient's treatment and beyond. It enhances the image of the practice, increases the orthodontic kno...
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1995 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth
Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1995
Editor's note: Parts 1 and 2 of this series are published in the October and November 1995 issues of JCO.The first two articles in this series presented the methodology of JCO'S eighth biennial survey...
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1997 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 1: Trends
Volume 31 : Number 10 : Page 675 : Oct 1997
Over the next three issues, we will report the major findings of JCO's ninth biennial survey of orthodontic economics and practice administration. This month's article will follow trends that have eme...
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Survey of Orthodontists' Attitudes and Experiences Regarding Miniscrew Implants
Volume 44 : Number 8 : Page 481 : Aug 2010
Orthodontic miniscrews are becoming widely used on the basis of their ability to provide skeletal anchorage and to reduce the need for patient compliance.1-7 To date, few clinical studies have assesse...
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CASE REPORT
Skeletal Open-Bite Correction with Mini-Implant Anchorage and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Volume 52 : Number 9 : Page 485 : Sep 2018
In this adult patient with skeletal open bite and excessive lower facial height, orthognathic surgery is avoided by a combination of miniscrew-anchored maxillary posterior intrusion and minor esthetic procedures, including a reduction genioplasty and submental liposuction.
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2021 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study Part 3: Practice Growth and Staff Data
Volume 55 : Number 12 : Page 725 : Dec 2021
Our three-part report concludes with tabulations of changes in case starts and gross income since the 2019 Practice Study. In addition, numbers of employees in various positions, as well as staff salaries and benefits, are broken down by category.
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Space Closure with Single Miniscrews in Patients with Upper Lateral-Incisor Agenesis
Volume 57 : Number 2 : Page 20230201 : Feb 2023
Agenesis of the maxillary lateral incisors is a common developmental anomaly, with a prevalence of 1-3%. Caucasians represent about 20% of these cases,1-4 and females seem to be affected more than mal...
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Volume 4 : Number 1 : Page 7 : Jan 1970
This is the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics. For the past two and a half years we have been publishing as the Journal of Practical Orthodontics. During that time we have developed a format within whi...
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Volume 6 : Number 12 : Page 665 : Dec 1972
Effective oral hygiene for the prevention of caries, periodontal problems, and gingival decalcification of teeth has always been one of the cornerstones of dentistry. Since orthodontic appliances add ...
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Volume 7 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 1973
It is difficult to understand the antagonisms that are created among orthodontists by transfer cases. There is little or no problem with cooperative patients whose treatment is moving along on schedul...
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