Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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A Reliable Method for Direct Bonding of Metal Brackets
Volume 8 : Number 9 : Page 512 : Sep 1974
We believe the trend in orthodontics is definitely towards bonding brackets directly to teeth. Our office has searched through the materials and methods that have recently been made available and we h...
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PEARLS
A Windowed Temporary Crown for a Peg-Shaped Lateral Incisor
Volume 52 : Number 10 : Page 559 : Oct 2018
Spaces created prior to restoration of a peg-shaped lateral incisor are traditionally maintained with closed-coil springs. This Pearl shows an esthetic alternative: a temporary crown with a window that allows a bracket to remain bonded to the incisor surface during retraction and space closure.
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JCO Interviews Dr. Robert M. Ricketts on Growth Prediction, Part 3
Volume 9 : Number 7 : Page 420 : Jul 1975
This is the final installment of Dr. Sidney Brandt's interview of Dr. Ricketts on growth prediction. The first two installments appeared in the May and June issues of JCO.DR. BRANDT Have you widened t...
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Orthognathic and Craniofacial Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: A Visual Approach
Volume 16 : Number 1 : Page 37 : Jan 1982
In cases in which growth potential no longer exists, we are directing our attention toward a combination of orthodontics and surgery for the correction of dentofacial and craniofacial deformities. Our...
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TOMAC: An Orthognathic Treatment Planning System, Part 1: Soft-Tissue Analysis
Volume 35 : Number 6 : Page 356 : Jun 2001
In modern orthognathic surgery, the orthodontist and oral surgeon need to work in complete symbiosis to achieve the final objective of a facial balance in harmony with the underlying dental and skele...
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Orthopedic Correction of Class III Malocclusion: Retention and Phase II Therapy
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1996
In 1988, I described orthopedic treatment of Class III malocclusions using palatal expansion and custom protraction headgear.1 This approach has proved to be effective in correcting mesiocclusions wit...
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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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Volume 8 : Number 12 : Page 669 : Dec 1974
On transfer cases, it is assumed that there is an obligation on the part of the original orthodontist to make a referral. It is open to question how deep this obligation should go, when you examine th...
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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 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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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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