Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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The Bonded Lingual Retainer and Multiple Spacing of Anterior Teeth
Volume 17 : Number 12 : Page 838 : Dec 1983
In 1977, promising short-term clinical experience (1 to 2.5 years) with 43 bonded lingual canine-to-canine retainers was reported.11 These retainers were made of .032" to .036" wire with loops at the ...
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ALIGNER CORNER
Volume 56 : Number 8 : Page 464 : Aug 2022
Using the case of a 12-year-old male with a skeletal Class II malocclusion, the authors measure the effects of MA aligners during the pubertal growth peak. Over 36 weeks, with trays changed weekly, the Precision Wings provide a gradual advancement of 2mm for every eight aligners.
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Facial Growth Modification with a Bone-Anchored Herbst Appliance Part 2
Volume 58 : Number 10 : Page 608 : Oct 2024
In the second installment of this two-part series, Drs. De Clerck, Timmerman, Nguyen, Jacobs, and Siciliano treat three patients with a novel hybrid Herbst appliance consisting of an upper customized frame and RPE connected to miniplates in the lower-canine region.
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Volume 2 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1968
I remember Dr. Tweed saying that any man with reasonable manual dexterity who studied the Tweed Technique and adhered closely to its teachings could quickly turn out orthodontic results equal to or ev...
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Volume 2 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1968
Wendell Wylie was a marvelous man. He had a deceptively simplistic viewpoint and a wonderful ability to express himself. Noses, he said, are not bobbed to improve the sense of smell or even to improve...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 313 : Jun 1999
The JCO Orthodontic Retirement Survey (April 1999) was notable for the large number of orthodontists who say they plan to retire each year, beginning in the year 2000. The question it raises is: Will ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 30 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1996
Don't Brush This Off From the beginning of my career more than 40 years ago, preventive dental measures have fascinated me--perhaps because they seemed so reasonable and simple to implement. Most of t...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1999
I was able to attend two of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's courses on Total Quality Management before his death a few years ago, and I will always be happy that I could avail myself of that knowledge. Dr. De...
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Volume 7 : Number 2 : Page 77 : Feb 1973
The contribution that orthodontic diagnostic x-rays may make to the overall hazards of radiation and the precautions to be taken to protect patients and personnel are usually included in a general dis...
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Aligner Treatment in the Teenage Patient
Volume 47 : Number 2 : Page 115 : Feb 2013
Orthodontic therapy with fixed appliances has certain inherent drawbacks, including increased oral bacteria and microflora,1-5 dental and soft-tissue discomfort, and poor esthetics. Teenage patients m...
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Volume 3 : Number 7 : Page 335 : Jul 1969
Most orthodontic emergencies are not emergencies at all. They are extra service visits required for adjustment and repair. Probably the word emergency gives them a sense of urgency that they do not de...
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Bimler Therapy, Part 1: Bimler Cephalometric Analysis
Volume 19 : Number 7 : Page 501 : Jul 1985
The Bimler Cephalometric Analysis does not compare the patient to statistical norms, but studies the relationships of the individual morphological and functional components. The entire complex of dent...
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Importance of the Occlusal Plane in Virtual Treatment Planning
Volume 45 : Number 4 : Page 217 : Apr 2011
Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning have recently moved into the digital realm, to the extent that virtual treatment projections have become commonplace. Several proprietary software platform...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 3 : Page 145 : Mar 2021
This past Valentine’s Day, I followed my usual protocol in buying my wife a beautiful bouquet of roses, a box of premium chocolates, and two cards: one comical, one romantic. That duality always elici...
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JCO Interviews Dr. Thomas D. Creekmore on Torque
Volume 13 : Number 5 : Page 305 : May 1979
JCO How important a factor in torque is bracket position on the tooth?DR. CREEKMORE It is supposedly very important, but I have not used a constant position of the bracket on the tooth. I find the var...
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Common Sense Mechanics, Part 8
Volume 14 : Number 4 : Page 265 : Apr 1980
(CONTINUED FROM PART 7) Wire/Bracket Relationships This discussion will appear to be academic at first, and of little use to the clinically oriented orthodontist, but be patient. The content will incr...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Creating the Compliant Patient
Volume 30 : Number 9 : Page 493 : Sep 1996
Without patient cooperation, few medical or dental therapies will achieve optimum results. The key to success is to discover the actions that will produce the most positive response from the patient. ...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 34 : Number 9 : Page 543 : Sep 2000
This month we revisit the issue of fees. As Dr. Juan Morales states in his article, fees are usually based on what the other orthodontists in the community are charging, rather than on the expenses an...
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Bioprogressive Simplified, Part 1: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Volume 21 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1987
Translating orthodontic skills into a bona fide delivery system is one of the most difficult tasks faced by clinicians. With technology becoming ever more complex, it is impossible to create an effici...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2001
I have heard retirement described as one of the seven wonders of the world: I wonder what I am going to do on Monday, I wonder what I am going to do on Tuesday, and so on. Another viewpoint is summed ...
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