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Volume 23 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1989
The term "TMJ" is often used to describe a variety of disorders that affect the jaw complex, as well as the inner relationship of the cranium to the cervical complex. The more correct term is "craniom...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 24 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1990
As We Enter the '90s Beginning in the late 1960s, orthodontists were aware of an unfavorable whipsaw effect of decreasing births and increasing numbers of orthodontists. For a predominantly child serv...
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Volume 24 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1990
The topics are staff training and second molar extraction.1. How do you handle operatory staff training? Virtually all the respondents reported using a combination of several different techniques. Dir...
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CASE REPORT
Gingival Recession and Fenestration in Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 24 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1990
Loss of attachment and subsequent gingival recession have been observed in orthodontic patients, particularly in the mandibular anterior region.1 One study concluded that areas with less than 22mm of ...
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Modified Maxillary Splint for Class II, Division 1 Treatment
Volume 25 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1991
Class II orthodontic therapy is ideally directed at both the correction of dentoalveolar disharmony and the attainment of an esthetic and functional dental-skeletal relationship.1,2 As a result, a wid...
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The Effect of a Contingency Contracting Procedure on Patient Compliance with Removable Retention
Volume 25 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1991
Patient non-compliance is a significant concern for most orthodontists.1 A recent study of 75 patients, age 8 to 14, at a university orthodontic clinic found notable non-compliance with regimens of or...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
Here and There ITEM--An article in a recent issue of the ADA News reported on a lawsuit in which the ADA is challenging OSHA's bloodborne-pathogens standard. The suit was accompanied by a number of af...
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Rapid Maxillary Expansion in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients
Volume 28 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1994
After primary repairs of bilateral complete cleft lip and palate in children, maxillary segments are brought together by the restored lip function, thus exacerbating the maxillary constriction, partic...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1995
A Compelling Reason to ThinkFriends of Samuel Johnson once accused him of writing an eloquent judicial appeal on behalf of a condemned man who was certainly not an intellectual. Dr. Johnson denied the...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1995
Frank Lloyd Wright gained his early fame from his external treatments of homes and office buildings, but he also introduced dramatic interior changes.1 By refining the engineering techniques of his da...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1995
First Things First Shortly before he died, my friend and TMD mentor, Welden Bell, counseled a young oral surgeon who was having an unusually difficult time resolving a patient's TMD. The surgeon expla...
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Entrepreneurial Strategies for Financial Success
Volume 30 : Number 10 : Page 567 : Oct 1996
The following article is reprinted by permission from The Blair/McGill Advisory, published monthly by Blair, McGill & Company, 4601 Charlotte Park Drive, Suite 230, Charlotte, NC 28217. (704) 424-...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1999
I was able to attend two of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's courses on Total Quality Management before his death a few years ago, and I will always be happy that I could avail myself of that knowledge. Dr. De...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Information Revolution and Orthodontics
Volume 33 : Number 11 : Page 613 : Nov 1999
The latest JCO Orthodontic Practice Study shows that more than 93% of orthodontists now have computers in their practices. These machines have undoubtedly made many of our common processes more predic...
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Are Your Accounts Receivable Healthy and Balanced?
Volume 36 : Number 3 : Page 143 : Mar 2002
Having "healthy" accounts receivable means that a significant amount of your monthly income comes in the form of monthly payments from patients, few of whom are delinquent. Even though low accounts re...
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A New Low-Friction Ligation System
Volume 39 : Number 8 : Page 464 : Aug 2005
Many factors can contribute to the frictional resistance of edgewise appliances,1-7 including bracket and wire materials and cross-sections, surface conditions of the archwires and bracket slots, torq...
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Bisphosphonates and Orthodontics: Clinical Implications
Volume 40 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 2006
While adult patients have been welcome in most orthodontic practices, they present a number of challenges, not all of which are related to malocclusions. For example, the oral administration of bispho...
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2009 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, Part 3: Practice Growth and Staff Data
Volume 43 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 2009
Part 1 of this four-part report on the 2009 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study dealt with trends in orthodontic economics and practice administration over the nearly three decades since the first biennial...
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Miniscrew-Supported Class III Treatment with the Hybrid RPE Advancer
Volume 44 : Number 9 : Page 533 : Sep 2010
Class III malocclusions, irrespective of etiology or patient age, are some of the most complicated problems to treat, with the results often subject to relapse. Attempts to reduce mandibular developme...
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Locking the Screw after Rapid Palatal Expansion: A Superfluous Procedure?
Volume 45 : Number 12 : Page 657 : Dec 2011
The rapid palatal expander (RPE) is widely used to correct maxillary constriction. Clinically, there are only a few differences among the various expansion protocols, including the number and frequenc...
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