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Selecting an Orthodontic Computer System
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 524 : Aug 1982
In these challenging times, orthodontists must manage their practices more efficiently. That is why experts predict that the majority of orthodontic practices will install in-house computer systems du...
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Emotional Upsets in the Orthodontic Office
Volume 18 : Number 5 : Page 358 : May 1984
Interviews with orthodontic patients and staff members reveal that anger is an emotion commonly displayed by an orthodontist. He or she expresses anger toward patients who fail to cooperate, and towar...
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Self-Directed Orthodontic Teams
Volume 27 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1993
After years of studying productivity in orthodontic practices, I realized that some practices consistently outperform others, even when they are similar in such factors as location and demographics. T...
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Planning and Designing the Orthodontic Office
Volume 16 : Number 12 : Page 821 : Dec 1982
A 1972 survey found that the single biggest change most dentists would make if they were building or renting their offices anew would be for more space.1 With this in mind, we should all adopt this ru...
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Behavior Modification of Orthodontic Patients
Volume 8 : Number 9 : Page 501 : Sep 1974
The most dominant emerging force in the psychological disciplines of the 1970's has been behaviorism. Behaviorism, which is literally a study of how and why behavior occurs, hasn't always enjoyed such...
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Orthodontic Treatment: Art or Science?
Volume 34 : Number 6 : Page 371 : Jun 2000
Most orthodontists prefer to think of themselves as scientists, and yet much of orthodontic therapy is closer to art than to science. While many aspects of diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, an...
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Mini-Implant for Orthodontic Anchorage
Volume 11 : Number 11 : Page 763 : Nov 1997
Osseointegrated titanium implants have been used successfully to replace missing teeth, but their use for orthodontic anchorage has been limited by space.1-7 Conventional dental implants can only be p...
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Relative Stiffness of Orthodontic Wires
Volume 23 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1989
The recent, dramatic increase in the number of wires available to orthodontists can be attributed to the development of new alloys, such as nickel titanium and titanium molybdenum, and to advances in ...
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Evaluation of Gloves for Orthodontic Use
Volume 23 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1989
For orthodontists, the thought of losing a career because of a contagious infection contracted from a patient is appalling. Latex gloves are now being widely used, both for infection control and to re...
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Orthodontic Management of Ankylosed Teeth
Volume 24 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1990
Ankylosis, a localized fusion of alveolar bone and cementum, is the result of a defective or discontinuous periodontal membrane and is apparently caused by mechanical, thermal, or metabolic trauma to ...
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The Orthodontic Sports Protection Appliance
Volume 44 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2010
Mouthguards greatly reduce the frequency and severity of traumatic dental injuries during contact sports.1 For an athlete wearing fixed orthodontic appliances, a properly fitted, individualized mouthg...
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Time: A New Orthodontic Philosophy
Volume 32 : Number 1 : Page 44 : Jan 1998
Although the SPEED* bracket was introduced by Hanson in 1980,1,2 interest in "self-ligating" bracket systems has only recently reached a peak.3-12 Another early bracket, the Mobil-lock**, works effect...
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Barrier Controls in the Orthodontic Office
Volume 22 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1988
Orthodontists are becoming increasingly aware of the threat of communicable diseases that can be transmitted between patients and staff. The most serious diseases include: 1. Hepatitis A, commonly kno...
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The C-Orthodontic Micro-Implant
Volume 9 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2004
Various skeletal implant systems have been proposed to reinforce orthodontic anchorage without the need for extraoral appliances.1-7 Orthodontic miniscrews or microscrews are efficient, inexpensive, a...
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Update on Orthodontic Computer Systems
Volume 21 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1987
In October 1986, at the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists, eight orthodontic computer software exhibitors joined in a panel discussion on how to select computer systems. I w...
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Pain and Cooperation in Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 18 : Number 8 : Page 572 : Aug 1984
Orthodontists generally assume that some discomfort is the norm for their patients and attribute patients' lack of cooperation to attitudinal factors. i have used a personality inventory test to asses...
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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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Personnel Policies for Orthodontic Offices
Volume 16 : Number 8 : Page 520 : Aug 1982
Personnel policies in orthodontic offices come in assorted sizes, shapes, and states of disarray. Similar to legends that have been handed down through the ages, personnel policies are sketchily verba...
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Computerized Paperwork in the Orthodontic Office
Volume 15 : Number 12 : Page 825 : Dec 1981
I want to share my experience in developing a data processing system to computerize orthodontic paperwork. Unsuccessful attempts to use a computer for this purpose have resulted in a negative attitude...
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Orthodontic Extrusion with a Thermoformed Appliance
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 428 : Jul 2013
Restoring a smile requires attention not only to the size, shape, and shade of teeth, but also to the supporting hard and soft tissues. Moving teeth in the same direction as that of eruption, in the a...
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