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THE CUTTING EDGE
The Use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Severely Ectopic Teeth
Volume 41 : Number 11 : Page 701 : Nov 2007
In this month's Cutting Edge column, Dr. William Mehan exposes a diagnostic chasm that we have all fallen into on occasion. We use lateral headfilms, frontal headfilms, and panorexes--all two-dimensio...
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Volume 8 : Number 6 : Page 325 : Jun 1974
When Mrs. Lewis called our office to make an appointment for her daughter, Cathy, the conversation went something like this: "Dr. Sands' and Dr. Garrelick's office. Mrs. Gould speaking." "This is Mrs....
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Volume 17 : Number 6 : Page 396 : Jun 1983
Recent advances in mechanotherapy and changes in concept have reduced the need for extraction in severe discrepancies. This series of articles will document a nonextraction technique the authors have ...
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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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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING Communicating with Young Patients: Look, Listen, Learn, and Lead
Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 751 : Dec 2007
(Editor’s Note: This quarterly JCO column is compiled by Contributing Editor Robert Haeger. Every three months, Dr. Haeger presents a successful approach or strategy for a particular aspect of practic...
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Volume 25 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1991
Most practices lose $10,000-65,000 in net income every year because they don't have properly calculated fee schedules. About half of the loss is due to mis-feeing phase I, limited, and TMJ treatment. ...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Implementing the Patient Manager System
Volume 34 : Number 12 : Page 715 : Dec 2000
Assigning one chairside assistant or treatment coordinator to each individual patient can create an advantage in both the technical and interpersonal areas of our practices. Since many patients take ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Stability of Miniscrew Placement
Volume 44 : Number 12 : Page 709 : Dec 2010
As 2010 draws to a close, temporary anchorage devices (TADs), in the form of mini- or microscrew implants, have become an accepted component of the day-to-day orthodontic armamentarium. JCO printed th...
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Precision of Bracket Placement on Dental Models
Volume 43 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2009
Bracket-placement accuracy is crucial in achieving optimal orthodontic treatment results, particularly with "straightwire" appliance designs. Precision is actually a function of the repeatability of p...
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Volume 29 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1995
Today's orthodontist needs to compensate staff well to attract and keep high-quality employees on the team. Most orthodontic staff persons are women. Women are not working for extra income any more; t...
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Temporary Replacement of Maxillary Lateral Incisors with Miniscrews and Bonded Pontics
Volume 41 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2007
Replacement of congenitally missing lateral incisors poses special problems in growing patients.1-5 Because an adolescent is typically self-conscious about removing an appliance and revealing a large ...
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Removable Appliance Therapy, Part I: Passive Removable Appliances
Volume 2 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1968
Removable appliances have been used for many years on the continent of Europe. There is a definite place for these appliances in orthodontics today, as they are simple and economical, but the cases ne...
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Factors Contributing to the Success or Failure of Skeletal Anchorage Devices: An Informal JCO Survey
Volume 44 : Number 12 : Page 714 : Dec 2010
Editor's Note: JCO recently polled a number of editors and other prominent orthodontists who have considerable experience working with skeletal anchorage. The question was: "In your experience, what a...
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Differential Movement Analysis, Part II
Volume 4 : Number 6 : Page 311 : Jun 1970
The Analysis is designed to fill a severe orthodontic void by acting as a vehicle which can enable the operator to decide whether or not to extract teeth, how much each anchor molar will be required t...
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Volume 22 : Number 5 : Page 311 : May 1988
Professional referrals usually account for 45-65% of an orthodontist's patients. It is generally agreed that the specialist benefits by working to enhance relations with general dentists, by providing...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 57 : Number 10 : Page 566 : Oct 2023
In this month’s issue, we present Part 1 of the 2023 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study, which covers important trends in practice management. This is the 22nd biennial survey conducted by JCO since 1981,...
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Volume 11 : Number 5 : Page 344 : May 1977
Last month in JCO, I published the detailed record of the decline of my flourishing orthodontic practice in the hope that it would help orthodontists either to avoid my situation entirely or to unders...
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Glass Ionomer Cement Dressing for Surgically Exposed Impacted Teeth
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 45 : Jan 1999
Glass ionomer cements are biocompatible,1-7 can bond to enamel or dentin without etching,5,7-9 and have certain antimicrobial properties.10-13 Therefore, they should fulfill both the biological and th...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 30 : Number 9 : Page 477 : Sep 1996
At one time or another, I have joined four professional groups that required the submission of patient records for peer review. Of course, like everyone else, I displayed my best and most complete tre...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 127 : Mar 2001
Several years ago, I noticed that I was converting into patients only about 70% of the people who came to my office and had records made. Not only that, but many of the 30% who did not choose to have ...
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