Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Effects of Declining Battery Voltage on Light Intensity and Power Consumption of Light-Curing Units
Volume 51 : Number 7 : Page 411 : Jul 2017
Clinicians have many choices of lithium-ion battery-powered portable light-curing units at various price points. This study measures the decline in light intensity and irradiance percentage as voltage declines in several commonly available devices. Recommendations are made for the inclusion of LED driver circuits with constant current.
2062.
A Tissue- and Boneborne Rapid Palatal Expander
Volume 54 : Number 4 : Page 230 : Apr 2020
Drs. Lupini, Retrouvey, Decesari, and Cozzani present a new Haas-inspired miniscrew-assisted maxillary expander for application in non-growing patients. Unlike toothborne devices, it provides an orthopedic component of force, using metal pads instead of acrylic to increase rigidity and avoid inflammation.
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A New Jig Design for Molar Distalization with Skeletal Anchorage
Volume 54 : Number 5 : Page 302 : May 2020
Sliding jigs can now be combined with temporary anchorage devices to optimize biomechanics for unilateral Class II correction. The authors describe how to fabricate an efficient, esthetic, and inexpensive jig from beta titanium or stainless steel wire.
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The Vari-Simplex Discipline, Part 1: Concept and Appliance Design
Volume 17 : Number 6 : Page 380 : Jun 1983
In my professional career, it has been a challenge to produce high-quality results in a large practice, using a relatively simple appliance technique. To accomplish this, an appliance has been designe...
2065.
Correcting and Preventing the Overbite of Malpractice Claims
Volume 10 : Number 9 : Page 661 : Sep 1976
Good rapport is the most important single factor in preventing "misunderstandings" from becoming "malpractice". Since an orthodontist primarily treats children, he must not only have a good rapport wi...
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P/A CLINIC Patient Communications
Volume 6 : Number 12 : Page 713 : Dec 1972
Annual Letter to Cooperative Patients The following letter is sent each year to my most cooperative patients whose number varies from year to year between 30% and 50% of my practice. 713-jco-img-0.jpg...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 3 : Page 125 : Mar 2000
Growing numbers of orthodontists are turning to web-design services to develop and maintain a presence on the Internet. The main function of these websites is advertising to the general public, and fr...
2068.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Doctor/Patient Relationship
Volume 21 : Number 6 : Page 365 : Jun 1987
The Doctor/Patient Relationship Until now, the so-called learned professions have had a somewhat different definition of a professional from that of others who call themselves professionals. There are...
2069.
P/A CLINIC Letter to Transfer-Out Patients
Volume 8 : Number 12 : Page 719 : Dec 1974
Some of the misunderstanding accompanying the transfer of orthodontic cases might be reduced if an explanation of the patient's treatment and financial status and the hazards of transfer were explaine...
2070.
Effect of Tacking Time on Bond Strength of Light-Cured Adhesives
Volume 31 : Number 7 : Page 449 : Jul 1997
Visible-light-cured adhesives have become increasingly popular among orthodontists. The unlimited working time of these adhesives allows the clinician to position the bracket as desired until initiati...
2071.
JCO Interviews the Kesling & Rocker Group on Begg Technique, Part 2
Volume 14 : Number 12 : Page 829 : Dec 1980
HGB Do you treat high angle cases differently? PCK To the untrained eye, all cases treated with the Begg Technique are treated essentially the same. All patients have archwires with anchor bends, and ...
2072.
JCO Interviews Dr. James M. Reynolds, Part II
Volume 6 : Number 10 : Page 555 : Oct 1972
This is the second and concluding installment of this interview. The first part appeared in the September issue of JCO. Dr. Brandt: How long do you wait before you label an account delinquent?Dr. Reyn...
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Volume 26 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1992
The skeletal Class III malocclusion is characterized by mandibular prognathism, maxillary deficiency, or both.1,2 Such a patient has a retrusive nasomaxillary area and a prominent lower third of the f...
2074.
THE READERS' CORNER
Congenitally Missing Incisors and Improving Practice Management
Volume 30 : Number 4 : Page 227 : Apr 1996
What are your criteria for handling congenitally missing upper lateral incisors? Nearly 80% of the practitioners said that closing the spaces left by missing maxillary lateral incisors was their first...
2075.
OVERVIEW
Frictional Resistance in Ceramic and Metal Brackets
Volume 38 : Number 1 : Page 35 : Jan 2004
Friction is the force that acts tangentially at the surface of two moving objects in contact. Static friction is the force required to initiate movement, whereas kinetic friction is the force needed t...
2076.
CASE REPORT
Distalizer Treatment of an Adult Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion
Volume 40 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2006
An adult patient with a severe Class II, division 2 malocclusion requires careful diagnosis and treatment planning. Camouflage treatment may be possible if the first premolars can be extracted without...
2077.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 24 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1990
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc My father had only one peculiar habit that I can remember. On the bottom shelf of our medicine cabinet was a pile of razor blades that he would use in order, taking one from...
2078.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 46 : Number 9 : Page 521 : Sep 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a statement about a new disease that appears particularly virulent, reminiscent of the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic that...
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BOOK REVIEWS
The Alexander Discipline: Long-Term Stability
Volume 45 : Number 11 : Page 614 : Nov 2011
R.G. "WICK" ALEXANDER, DDS, MSD208 pages, 1,000 illustrations. $152. 2011.Quintessence Publishing, 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133.(800) 621-0387; www.quintpub.com. With so few scientific ...
2080.
Bracket Placement with the Preadjusted Appliance
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 302 : May 1995
With the standard edgewise appliance, brackets were usually placed by using a millimeter (Boone or Dougherty) gauge to measure from the incisal or occlusal edge to the desired bracket position. These ...
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