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Volume 36 : Number 1 : Page 11 : Jan 2002
This series will offer an easier approach to the control of molar position without requiring an in-depth knowledge of various wire-bracket relationships, which may result in difficult-to-recognize for...
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The Masticator Silent Period: Its Use in Diagnosis and Treatment of Dysfunctions
Volume 16 : Number 10 : Page 686 : Oct 1982
The EMG silent period in the muscles of mastication has been extensively researched during recent years and has been shown to be an indicator of muscle dysfunction or attempted adjustment.1-8 Bessette...
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Volume 31 : Number 8 : Page 503 : Aug 1997
The acid-etch technique introduced by Buonocore in 1955 dramatically altered the practice of orthodontics.1 Composite bonding adhesives, however, have disadvantages that include decalcification around...
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Improving Patient Comfort with Lingual Brackets
Volume 31 : Number 10 : Page 689 : Oct 1997
Even though lingual appliances are completely esthetic, their use remains limited--at least partly because practitioners are dubious of patients' ability to adapt to lingual brackets. I have been prac...
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Effective Vertical Control of the Entire Maxillary Arch with a Palatal TAD-Supported Appliance
Volume 54 : Number 10 : Page 620 : Oct 2020
Vertical control is especially important in patients with hyperdivergent growth patterns. Drs. Azami, Nanda, and Uribe demonstrate a method of intruding the entire maxillary dentition to encourage forward mandibular autorotation, using a versatile, custom-designed splint anchored by only two palatal miniscrews.
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Comparison of Three Options for Neuromuscular Deprogramming Treatment
Volume 56 : Number 1 : Page 20220101 : Jan 2022
In this randomized clinical trial, the effectiveness of a neuromuscular deprogramming appliance in treating TMD is evaluated using three common protocols: the appliance alone, the appliance with diode laser therapy, and the appliance with botulinum toxin injections.
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Ask Ann Marie: Motivating Staff
Volume 57 : Number 9 : Page 532 : Sep 2023
Dr. Gorczyca responds to a question on motivating staff members. Elements of Type I (intrinsic) and Type X (extrinsic) behavior are covered. The author also lists nine ways to inspire team motivation and seven strategies to boost your own motivation.
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Precise Direct Lingual Bonding with the KommonBase
Volume 47 : Number 1 : Page 42 : Jan 2013
Indirect-bonding techniques have been widely promoted in lingual orthodontics due to the difficulty of bracket placement. The Torque Angulation Reference Guide (TARG)* was designed to transfer bracket...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 2009
In last month's issue of JCO, Dr. Robert Little presented some fascinating conclusions on orthodontic stability and relapse from the exhaustive University of Washington post-retention studies. He illu...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
The Satellite Practice: Counting the Cost
Volume 25 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1991
This quarterly series of articles is being written by successful orthodontists who have particular expertise in certain areas of management and marketing (see JCO, August 1991, p. 471). The following ...
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Essix Retainers: Fabrication and Supervision for Permanent Retention
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
Orthodontists' concept of retention is moving toward the idea that teeth will move unless retained indefinitely.1-3 However, permanent retention implies permanent supervision, and that is where realit...
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Converting Observation Recalls to New Starts
Volume 28 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1994
Many orthodontists place 35% or more of their new patients on observation recall. Some of them use this as an excuse for having case acceptance ratios of around 55%. With an effective observation reca...
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The Post-Treatment Consultation
Volume 26 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1992
Most practice management consultants recommend holding post-treatment consultations to review treatment results with patients and parents. This article will describe a system that has been used succes...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1991
The More Things Change One of the more interesting aspects of editing JCO is the discovery, through the various surveys we publish, of how orthodontists practice. The 1990 Study of Orthodontic Diagnos...
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JCO Cooperative Practice Problem Study: The Impacted Maxillary Cuspid
Volume 4 : Number 7 : Page 404 : Jul 1970
404-jco-img-0.jpgA summary of the first 150 reports in the JCO Impacted Maxillary Cuspid Study is shown in the accompanying chart. If additional reports make any significant change from what is report...
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Volume 1 : Number 10 : Page 146 : Aug 2019
Our final section tackles perhaps the most difficult area of practice management. Once you have found a practice to purchase or have started a new one with bank financing, it is time to build your ort...
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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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New Treatment Dimensions with First Phase Sectional and Progressive Edgewise Mechanics
Volume 14 : Number 9 : Page 607 : Sep 1980
This paper describes a proven procedure for distalizing maxillary buccal segments and arch leveling. In first phase treatment, sectional modules are inserted to produce unequaled first order mechanics...
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JCO Interviews Dean C. Bellavia, PhD, on Practice Management
Volume 18 : Number 2 : Page 99 : Feb 1984
DR. GOTTLIEB What do you consider to be the ideal one-man practice?DR. BELLAVIA I think the ideal one-man practice has about 300 starts. You must work 40 weeks a year, four days a week, with seven sta...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Trouble with "Having It All"
Volume 28 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1994
The Trouble with ''Having It All''Social changes in recent years have resulted in changes in attitudes about the conditions of employment. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the transformation resul...
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