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Cutting Your Band/Bracket Inventory Expense
Volume 11 : Number 1 : Page 64 : Jan 1977
Every time I looked at our 16 drawer band cart I was reminded of the tremendous investment which was sitting waiting for teeth which might never appear. Like most orthodontists, I had enough experienc...
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Volume 13 : Number 2 : Page 107 : Feb 1979
At present, there are three methods of removing bonded brackets and bonding material from the teeth: 1. Hand instruments--pliers, scalers, and chisels--are tedious, timeconsuming, and painful, since t...
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Volume 3 : Number 4 : Page 204 : Apr 1969
A new and useful pliers is developed that combines the grasping function of a How plier with the cutting function of a ligature cutter. Thus, this multi-purpose pliers: Holds and places wires. Twists ...
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Volume 11 : Number 1 : Page 44 : Jan 1977
The management of impacted molars used to be a difficult problem. Separating wires and threaded pins (requiring restorations) have been advocated. Uncertainty and delay characterized these approaches....
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Volume 9 : Number 8 : Page 486 : Aug 1975
One hundred percent of the orthodontists responding to a recent survey said that they use some form of retention on the mandibular anterior teeth to offset post-treatment irregularity.1 A surprising 3...
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TECHNIQIUE CLINIC
Volume 4 : Number 3 : Page 168 : Mar 1970
The removal of lower anterior bands is often difficult and painful. A simple technique for solving this problem is to use a side-cutting plier. The beaks of the plier are placed behind the wings of th...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Winding On Coil Spring Without Removing Archwire
Volume 3 : Number 8 : Page 430 : Aug 1969
Winding a length of open push-coil spring onto an archwire to maintain or increase space without having to remove the archwire is a time-saving technique. To do it, take a spool of open coil spring wi...
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Volume 6 : Number 10 : Page 587 : Oct 1972
Simple solutions to problems are sometimes overlooked. For ten years I have been using Northwest headgear with anterior hooks for attachment to helices on archwires and on the ACCO Appliance (Fig. 1)....
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CLINICAL AID
Volume 7 : Number 10 : Page 648 : Oct 1973
A new plier, introduced this year, has replaced a few old favorites in my lab. For headgear adjustments, the Face Bow Plier (Dentronix No. 280) is universal, being used for cutting, bending, closing l...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Tying the Auxiliary Ligature Loop on Partially Erupted Cuspid
Volume 5 : Number 12 : Page 692 : Dec 1971
In the previous Technique Clinic a technique was shown using an auxiliary ligature loop in the vertical slot of a combination bracket on a partially erupted, palatally placed upper cuspid. Did you not...
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TABLE CLINIC
Volume 3 : Number 12 : Page 664 : Dec 1969
The ideal separator would be painless to the patient, easy to insert by the orthodontist or the patient, separate the teeth adequately, and remain between the teeth until removed by the orthodontist. ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Upper Molar Band Removal Ledge
Volume 2 : Number 9 : Page 471 : Nov 1968
471-jco-img-0.jpgThe task of band removal can be made less difficult for the orthodontist and less painful for the patient by the routine use of band removal ledges on the lingual of upper molar bands...
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Direct Bonding with Directon Adhesive
Volume 10 : Number 8 : Page 601 : Aug 1976
Direct bonding began in the author's office thirty-three months ago, and early success led to increasing numbers of teeth being bonded. To date, 177 patients have enjoyed the benefits of direct bondin...
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The Modular Self-Locking Appliance System: A Variation in the Combination Technique, Part 1
Volume 10 : Number 9 : Page 653 : Sep 1976
For years, we have been involved in organizing a treatment system which fosters an uncomplicated technical approach for patients of all ages and incomes. Our key objective was to treat greater numbers...
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TABLE CLINIC
Volume 3 : Number 6 : Page 296 : Jun 1969
Indirect band technique is valuable in saving your chair time and in sparing the patient the wear and tear of direct band fitting. The technique that I will show can easily be taught to your laborator...
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Volume 13 : Number 10 : Page 684 : Oct 1979
(continued from September 1979)Anterior Tooth Relationships Stuart29 found that canine teeth have a higher minimal lateral pressure threshold; we have all made the observation that they are retained l...
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CLINICAL AID
Volume 6 : Number 3 : Page 167 : Mar 1972
The Hayes Nance loop-bending plier can be modified to create four steps including one that is narrower than the plier provides. This is done by grinding a step into the unbroken edge of the plier runn...
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Upper Anterior Occlusal Plane Control
Volume 12 : Number 9 : Page 656 : Sep 1978
Upper incisor position plays an important role in the esthetics of the smile, in the rest position of the lip, in supporting the lower lip and in determining the anterior occlusal plane, which is the ...
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CLINICAL AID
It's All Done with Mirrors: Lock Pin Carrier
Volume 4 : Number 6 : Page 354 : Jun 1970
Many orthodontists still require the services of a chairside assistant in order to pin an archwire into position. Described below is an inexpensive but efficient lock pin carrier holding approximately...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 8 : Number 5 : Page 273 : May 1974
Removing lower anterior bands can be distressing to the patient and to the orthodontist. The technique of shearing the band with a side cutting plier (JCO March 1970) is effective. However, there may ...
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