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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 5 : Page 237 : May 2003
Anyone who has not been stranded on a desert island for the last six months is well acquainted with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. It has been a lead item on the evening news pract...
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Volume 12 : Number 10 : Page 695 : Oct 1978
DR. BRANDT Let's begin with a discussion about brackets. Would each of you indicate your preference in the type of bracket for bonding including a description of pad size, type of backing, mesh, vs....
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Bio-Progressive Therapy, Part 8: Bio-Progressive Mixed Dentition Treatment
Volume 12 : Number 4 : Page 279 : Apr 1978
(CONTINUED FROM PART 7) For most orthodontists, early treatment poses the universal enigma: Are the rewards to be gained by early intervention worth the time, effort, and money expended to reach the s...
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Use of a Mutual Protective Agreement after a Heart Attack
Volume 27 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1993
Every 32 seconds, according to the American Heart Association, someone dies of a heart attack. I was one of the lucky ones. Two years ago, I was a typical 59-year-old, Type A, slightly overweight solo...
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Volume 38 : Number 5 : Page 274 : May 2004
In 1996, the American Board of Orthodontics listed the mistakes found most often in cases presented by candidates who failed the Phase III examination.1 These clinicians were presumably submitting the...
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OVERVIEW
Clinical Applications of Predictable Force Systems, Part 2: Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 49 : Number 4 : Page 229 : Apr 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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First--and Lasting--Impressions
Volume 14 : Number 11 : Page 796 : Nov 1980
A new technique for duplicating diagnostic casts of patients' anterior teeth makes it possible for patients to have a sturdy, non-breakable, and chip-proof replica of their teeth. Usually presented to...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Orthotads: The Clinical Guide and Atlas
Volume 42 : Number 1 : Page 16 : Jan 2008
Jason B. Cope, DDS, PHD, Editor 537 pages. $289. 2007. Under Dog Media, Dallas;www.orthotads.com Since the concept of anchorage was first employed in orthodontic tooth movement, there have been many ...
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Volume 24 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1990
When I had to design a new office in 1987, I decided I needed more privacy than was afforded by the traditional open-bay operatory and consultation room. The resulting plan (Fig. 1) included four priv...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 26 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1992
Futile Subtraction A few months ago, a good friend told me about a colleague's decision to control his personnel costs by dismissing his entire staff and replacing them with less experienced and less ...
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Volume 6 : Number 10 : Page 580 : Oct 1972
Most orthodontists have been confronted with the problem of slow erupting or slightly malposed teeth, especially canines, more times that we care to remember. Maxillary canines play a particularly imp...
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PEARLS
A Charitable Way to Charge for Replacement Retainers
Volume 41 : Number 10 : Page 637 : Oct 2007
Like many orthodontists, I normally include an initial retainer in the total treatment fee. If a patient loses or breaks a retainer, a replacement is provided at one-half the usual fee of $250 for a H...
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BOOK REVIEW
Development of the Human Dentition
Volume 50 : Number 7 : Page 444 : Jul 2016
FRANS P.G.M. VAN DER LINDEN, DDS, PhD Available as iBook only. 357 pages, 1,224 illustrations, 50 video clips. $74.99. 2016. Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60...
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Flexible Financing: A Paradigm Shift
Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1996
Businesses that refuse to adapt internally to external paradigm shifts can face swift consequences. Fifteen of the 75 companies that Peters and Waterman wrote about in their 1982 book, In Search o...
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CLINICAL AID
Improving the Taste of Band Cement
Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 733 : Nov 1988
733-jco-img-0.jpgOrthodontic patients often complain about the taste of cement--particularly oxyphosphates and glass ionomers. We have recently tried sealing the ends of the molar tubes with flavored ...
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PEARLS
Volume 32 : Number 11 : Page 682 : Nov 1998
In a busy orthodontic office, a patient's study casts can be labeled with the wrong name in the laboratory by the time the impression is poured. An easy way to prevent this problem is to mark the algi...
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PEARLS
Reducing Cross-Contamination from Spools
Volume 34 : Number 8 : Page 470 : Aug 2000
Wire and elastomeric chain spools stored in drawers are a source of cross-contamination in the orthodontic office. A homemade spool dispenser can be kept on a countertop to reduce handling. Find a con...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Uprighting an Impacted Second Molar with a Spring Anchored to a Composite Support
Volume 42 : Number 5 : Page 301 : May 2008
This article describes the use of a removable orthodontic appliance with a specially designed spring, anchored to a composite support, to upright a severely impacted second molar. Procedure The follow...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Creating a Team of Practice Builders
Volume 27 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1993
Dr. Roger Levin, a dentist and a leading specialty-practice management consultant, has taken a different tack in this column. He lists 10 excellent team-building ideas that are designed to reduce over...
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Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 346 : Jun 1972
Raising professional fees in 1972 is subject to the recent ruling of the Price Commission. The ruling will apply until it is changed or rescinded. It established the following regulations regarding fe...
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