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Volume 21 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1987
There are many ways to evaluate a dental practice. My basis for valuation has changed over the years, although I have used the same formula for the past several years. I currently believe a practice i...
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Volume 22 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1988
The Bass orthopedic appliance system (Fig. 1) has been shown capable of producing significant improvement in growing patients within six to nine months (Fig. 2).1-4 An initial orthopedic phase convert...
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Indefinite Storage of Orthodontic Records
Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
Recent legal opinions have held that orthodontic records should be kept indefinitely if possible.1-4 However, several authors have implied that this is impractical and have attempted to define some lo...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals?
Volume 24 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1990
DDS Referrals vs. Patient Referrals? Just as a continuous supply of nourishment is a requirement for the survival of the organism, a continuous supply of referrals is a requirement for the survival of...
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Sliding Tube Appliance for Maxillary Canine Retraction
Volume 24 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1990
Most of the removable appliances used for upper canine retraction-- including cantilevered palatal springs, supported or unsupported buccal retraction springs, and reverse-loop buccal retraction sprin...
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Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1994
In the fall of 1993, the Orthodontic Management Group surveyed all the residents of graduate orthodontic programs in the United States to determine their future plans. OMG's intention was to assist th...
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Esthetic Brackets and Partnerships & Associates
Volume 32 : Number 4 : Page 235 : Apr 1998
On what percentage of cases are you using esthetic brackets? Forty-five percent of the respondents used esthetic brackets on 5% or fewer of their cases. Another 40% used them on 6-15% of their patient...
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Bisphosphonates in Orthodontics
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
Many of my Editor's Corners have pointed out that we are living in a period of dynamic change within the specialty of orthodontics. There is no question that our patient demographics have shifted cons...
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Volume 44 : Number 7 : Page 409 : Jul 2010
Like any other health-care discipline, orthodontics has its share of complications. In a busy practice, it is rare for a day to go by when the orthodontist does not see issues ranging from gingivitis ...
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A Reinforced Clear Retainer for the Mixed Dentition
Volume 48 : Number 6 : Page 375 : Jun 2014
Maxillary retainers are sometimes used in the mixed dentition after treatment of anterior crossbite or unerupted maxillary incisors.1 Since the deciduous molars are usually replaced by permanent teeth...
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Volume 49 : Number 8 : Page 493 : Aug 2015
Legend has it that when Michelangelo was asked how he created his magnificent sculpture of David, he replied that he simply carved away everything that was not David from the block of marble, and the ...
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BOOK REVIEW
The Alexander Discipline, Vol. 3: Unusual and Difficult Cases
Volume 51 : Number 1 : Page 54 : Jan 2017
Dr. R.G. "Wick" Alexander is well known to JCO readers as a long-time member of our editorial board and a regular contributor. He has spoken practically everywhere orthodontic lectures are given. Furthermore, as a professor at several universities, Dr. Alexander has helped form the diagnostic, treatment-planning, and clinical skills of myriad orthodontic students. His clinical philosophy has attracted a worldwide following under the moniker of the Alexander Discipline, with its concomitant technique and appliance, the Vari-Simplex Discipline.
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There's No Perfect Malocclusion
Volume 51 : Number 8 : Page 445 : Aug 2017
A number of years ago, when I was graduate program director in a large orthodontic department, I had the task of orienting a new clinical professor. He was a highly experienced and well-respected Tweed practitioner who had been recruited specifically to teach the Tweed technique.
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Volume 51 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2018
In my part of the world, the temperatures are gradually warming, the trees are starting to bud, and the crocuses are beginning to bloom. Spring is right around the corner. In addition to such familiar...
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How Intraoral Scanning Can Enhance the New Patient Experience in Your Office
Volume 54 : Number 1 : Page 44 : Jan 2020
Dr. Heather Stone Hopkins shows how digital scans can be superior to intraoral photographs in terms of both diagnostic accuracy and patient communication. She outlines her method of importing scans into practice management software for use in consultations and progress discussions.
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Virtually Fabricated Appliances
Volume 54 : Number 8 : Page 444 : Aug 2020
The temporomandibular joint has been a focus of the orthodontic and dental literature ever since Dr. James B. Costen, an otolaryngologist, began to write about it in the 1930s. Costen certainly did no...
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Volume 54 : Number 9 : Page 512 : Sep 2020
In every one of my 40 years teaching orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning to graduate specialty students, I have invariably been asked by some enthusiastic first-year resident which cases are ...
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Volume 55 : Number 8 : Page 449 : Aug 2021
As clear aligner therapy continues to claim a greater and greater share of the orthodontic market, we would certainly expect to see various adaptations of the original clinical and manufacturing proto...
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2021 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study
Volume 55 : Number 10 : Page 589 : Oct 2021
Since its inception in 1981 (the year I graduated from dental school), the biennial JCO Orthodontic Practice Study has been among our most frequently cited regular features. I have presented the resul...
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Volume 56 : Number 7 : Page 383 : Jul 2022
I enjoy going for a long run along the Potomac River every morning. At the beginning of each year, I set a lofty goal for the total number of miles that I want to run by Dec. 31—this year’s goal is 2,...
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