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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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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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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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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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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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Volume 4 : Number 4 : Page 181 : Apr 1970
It's that season of the year again and it just gets you to thinking about some of the eternal verities in our profession. Here are some typical enduring principles and guides to orthodontic practice. ...
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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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OVERVIEW
Clinical Applications of Predictable Force Systems, Part 1: One-Couple and Two-Couple Systems
Volume 49 : Number 3 : Page 173 : Mar 2015
(Authors' Note: Dr. Charles Burstone, one of the great minds in orthodontic history, dedicated his life to advancing our specialty through academics and research. His life's work, and most notably his...
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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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Volume 41 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 2007
Once seen as a controversial method of treatment, the miniscrew, or Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD), as it is generally called today, has become a routine component of most orthodontic practices' arm...
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Survey of Sterilization and Disinfection Procedures
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
Recent dental literature abounds with recommendations for sterilization and disinfection.1-7 The increased concern about prevention of cross-infection probably stems in large part from reports of AIDS...
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Making a Case for Early Orthognathic Surgery
Volume 44 : Number 11 : Page 641 : Nov 2010
The overall benefits of orthodontic therapy for adolescent patients are well documented. Establishing a physiologic occlusion prior to full facial development allows symmetrical, harmonious growth of ...
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The Biocreative Strategy Part 2: The Tweemac Analysis
Volume 52 : Number 0 : Page 359 : Jun 2018
In the second part of their series, Drs. Kim, Ahn, Chung, and Nelson describe the measurements and clinical interpretation of the Biocreative diagnostic system. The Tweemac analysis allows simple yet effective evaluation of the patient’s dentofacial characteristics using a minimum number of landmarks.
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