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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 12 : Page 689 : Dec 2000
Given the current doldrums and uncertainties in the stock market, this might be a good time to pause and examine what you have invested in equities or other speculative ventures. Actually, no matter w...
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What Hiring Questions Should You Ask?
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 89 : Feb 2001
Did you ever reach the point in a job interview when you needed to extract crucial information, but didn't know how to ask the right question? Worse yet, did you ask it in such a way that could lead ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 127 : Mar 2001
Several years ago, I noticed that I was converting into patients only about 70% of the people who came to my office and had records made. Not only that, but many of the 30% who did not choose to have ...
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CASE REPORT
Orthodontic Traction of an Impacted Maxillary Central Incisor
Volume 35 : Number 6 : Page 375 : Jun 2001
Labial impaction occurs in 1%-2% of orthodontic patients,1 with the maxillary canine impacted most frequently.2 Although impaction of maxillary incisors is seen less often, the incisors are more s...
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CASE REPORT
An Unusual Ankylosis in an Orthodontic Case
Volume 35 : Number 12 : Page 763 : Dec 2001
The causes of ankylosis are unclear, although factors including trauma, infection, and congenital conditions have been implicated.1 The incidence of ankylosis is higher in deciduous teeth than in per...
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A Fixed Reverse Labial Bow for Moderate Class III Interceptive Treatment
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 42 : Jan 2003
The treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion, particularly in the late deciduous or early mixed dentition, is one of the most challenging problems confronting the orthodontist. These patients freq...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
3D Digital Dental Models Using Laser Technology
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 101 : Feb 2003
One of the fastest-growing new technologies in orthodontics is the use of three-dimensional digital dental models. There are two basic methods of producing digital models. "Destructive imaging" remove...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
A Paradigm Shift in Cephalometric Imaging
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 181 : Apr 2003
Radiographic cephalometry has been our diagnostic workhorse for nearly three-quarters of a century--ever since Pacini first described a workable cephalostat and a radiographic protocol for anthropomet...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Survey of Orthodontic Students on Practice Facility Preferences
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 213 : Apr 2003
Most orthodontists who are considering selling their practices look toward recent graduates as the most likely buyers. In 2001, 260 residents graduated from U.S. orthodontic programs. Of these, howeve...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Orthodontic Staff Shortage
Volume 37 : Number 8 : Page 401 : Aug 2003
Over the last 22 years, I have had the great good fortune to work with some of the best assistants in the world. I actually count my current staff as friends and family more than I consider them emplo...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Richard P. McLaughlin, DDS, on Facial and Dental Planning
Volume 38 : Number 4 : Page 199 : Apr 2004
DR. KEIM Dr. McLaughlin, your new book, Facial and Dental Planning for Orthodontists and Oral Surgeons, co-authored with Dr. Bill Arnett,1 focuses on diagnosis and treatment planning. What do you see ...
792.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Fascination of the Class II
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 469 : Sep 2004
The Class II malocclusion, in all its permutations, seems to hold a special interest for orthodontists, whether they are in private practice or academics. It is a rare month when we at JCO do not rece...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2005
Back in the early '80s, I had the unpleasant task of moving my office. While the move did not cover any great distance, it still provided many stressful moments. Relocating can be a hassle even for th...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Adult Treatment in the 21st Century
Volume 39 : Number 4 : Page 193 : Apr 2005
When I was in dental school back in the '70s, the amount of our DDS curriculum devoted to clinical orthodontics was exactly one class, for one credit hour. In that class, we received a general overvie...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 9 : Page 509 : Sep 2005
Last month, the Editor's Corner touched on the touchy subject of limited treatment, with particular emphasis on those cases in which the patient's wishes may not be in agreement with the doctor's best...
796.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 40 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2006
As I write this Editor's Corner, I have just dealt with an uncomfortable situation involving the pediatric dentist who sees Roger, one of my Phase I patients. It seems this gentleman had never seen a ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Adventures in the Occlusal Plane
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
One of the most difficult cases I have ever tackled involved a finicky middle-age woman with a unilateral buccal crossbite. Other than the Brodie bite on her left side, almost everything else about he...
798.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Don't Forget the Second Molars
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Second molars pose a considerable challenge to any dental specialist, with the possible exception of a pediatric dentist. The endodontists on my multidisciplinary team report that root-canal therapy o...
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Uprighting Mesially Inclined Mandibular Second Molars with a Modified Uprighter Jet
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Premature loss of the mandibular second premolars and first molars due to caries or periodontal disease can lead to mesioinclination of the second molars. Various orthodontic methods have been used to...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 42 : Number 4 : Page 193 : Apr 2008
"First, do no harm." Although the phrase has traditionally been ascribed to Hippocrates himself, it appears more likely that it was first coined by the Roman physician Galen. Regardless of whether the...
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