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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 38 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2004
As I write this, the nation is winding down from a spirited presidential election. No matter which candidate you chose to endorse, you had to endure the harsh accusations and questionable criticisms f...
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Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
Derotation of the upper molars is often needed in nonextraction treatment to gain arch space and improve Class II molar relationships.1-4 This article describes a simple buccal appliance for molar der...
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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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 51 : Number 11 : Page 705 : Nov 2017
An interesting question was posed to me recently in an interdisciplinary case conference at a university-based medical center dental school. These conferences are generally attended by specialists from other dental disciplines and occasionally by craniofacial, plastic, or ENT surgeons. Having been a practicing general dentist for almost 10 years before returning to school for orthodontic specialty training, I am frequently amazed at how little other health-care practitioners know about orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. This time, the question that caused my surprise was simply: “What are the most difficult malocclusions to treat?”
1705.
LETTERS
Volume 53 : Number 10 : Page 568 : Oct 2019
After reading your well-described experience with the “surgery-first” orthognathic regimen gaining popularity now (The Editor’s Corner, JCO, July 2019), I thought I would share my own experience. Abou...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2020
Throughout the history of orthodontics, one of the most common complaints from patients is the duration of treatment—or to put it more simply, how long it takes. In a world where we expect almost imme...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Torquing Decisions with Self-Ligating Brackets
Volume 54 : Number 7 : Page 382 : Jul 2020
Like many orthodontists, I spent a number of years (almost a decade in my case) as a general dentist before selling my practice and returning to school for formal orthodontic training. I have always b...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 55 : Number 5 : Page 264 : May 2021
The concept of torque has a somewhat different meaning in orthodontics than in general usage. In the vernacular, torque is any force that induces an object to spin. Think of a wrench. You fit the head...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
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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The Distal Jet for Uprighting Lower Molars
Volume 30 : Number 12 : Page 707 : Dec 1996
We recently introduced a Distal Jet* appliance for upper molar distalization.1-4 The same telescoping mechanism used in this appliance can also be used to upright lower molars prior to the placement o...
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The Spring Jet for Slow Palatal Expansion
Volume 33 : Number 9 : Page 527 : Sep 1999
This article presents a new appliance designed to achieve fully controllable mechanics for slow maxillary expansion: the Spring Jet.* Appliance Design The active components of the Spring Jet are solde...
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Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 237 : Apr 2002
Following our discussion of toe-in bends and toe-out bends (Part 2, JCO, February 2002), we have seen how in-bends and out-bends can be applied clinically (Part 3, JCO, March 2002). These four bends c...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Jumbo Separators for Partial Molar Impactions
Volume 37 : Number 1 : Page 33 : Jan 2003
Partial impactions of erupting permanent molars do not occur often, but when they do, they can cause long-term problems such as disruption of the occlusal plane, damage to abutment teeth, and creation...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 48 : Number 6 : Page 371 : Jun 2014
(Editor’s Note: The Readers’ Corner is a regular feature of JCO in which orthodontists share their experiences and opinions about treatment and practice management. Questions are sent periodically to ...
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Volume 13 : Number 9 : Page 606 : Sep 1979
Delivered before the members of the Foundation for Orthodontic Research (FOR), Scottsdale, Arizona, April 26, 1979. The literature abounds with occlusal concepts that prescribe the ideal for man. The ...
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Volume 15 : Number 1 : Page 52 : Jan 1981
It has been reported that only about 2% of private dental offices have in-house computers and that another 30% use a computer service bureau, usually for billing, recalls, and accounts receivable. For...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
There is a Computer in Your Future. Are You Preparing For It?
Volume 16 : Number 5 : Page 291 : May 1982
There Is a Computer in Your Future. Are You Preparing for It?According to the results of the recent JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, only 4% of orthodontists own or lease a computer. Of those who have...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The 2007 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study
Volume 42 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2008
It's always gratifying to us to find that more than 600 orthodontists, and probably their staffs as well, would take time out from their full schedules to fill out our biennial JCO Orthodontic Practic...
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Functional Occlusion for the Orthodontist, Part 4
Volume 15 : Number 4 : Page 246 : Apr 1981
The Gnathological Tooth Positioner Final seating and finishing of the occlusion is the last opportunity that the orthodontist has to take a well-treated case and do the "fine tuning" of the occlusion....
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