Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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PEARLS
Handling Broken Appointments and Broken Appliances
Volume 16 : Number 6 : Page 413 : Jun 1982
Orthodontists' lives would be a lot easier if we never had a patient fail an appointment or break or damage an appliance. We often excuse this lack of cooperation and end by "biting the bullet" by abs...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Volume 24 : Number 9 : Page 558 : Sep 1990
Many orthodontists use a combination of cephalometric analyses to suit their personal requirements. Unfortunately, the myriad planes and angles needed to make a single tracing can become an undecipher...
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CLINICAL AID
A New Tissue Retractor for Molar Banding
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 373 : Jul 2004
To correct second molar positions, many orthodontists use bonded tubes, which can often be placed before the teeth have fully erupted. Other clinicians choose to wait until the second molars can be su...
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OVERVIEW
Biomechanical Principles and Techniques for Management of Maxillary and Mandibular Second Molars
Volume 60 : Number 2 : Page 95 : Feb 2026
The authors review orthodontic biomechanics used to control maxillary and mandibular second molars during comprehensive treatment. Emphasis is placed on anchorage considerations, torque control, bite-opening strategies, and clinical techniques for managing erupted, partially erupted, or impacted second molars.
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Robert G. Keim, DDS, on Living with Statistics
Volume 31 : Number 5 : Page 307 : May 1997
DR. GOTTLIEB Let's face it: statistics is an arcane subject for most people. To the average journal reader, it may appear that the majority of "scientific" papers are not scientific and offer conclusi...
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Constructing the Gnathologic Setup and Positioner
Volume 14 : Number 2 : Page 121 : Feb 1980
In previous JCO articles, I described the importance of a gnathologic tooth positioner (July, 1975), adult orthodontics and how knowledge of occlusion can effect adult treatment (July, 1976), and last...
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Comprehensive Correspondence for New Patient Exams and Consultations
Volume 29 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1995
Effective communication begins with a new patient's initial phone call and continues throughout the patient's treatment and beyond. It enhances the image of the practice, increases the orthodontic kno...
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JCO Interviews Robert J. Schulhof on Functional Appliance Results
Volume 17 : Number 2 : Page 125 : Feb 1983
GOTTLIEB Bob, in your article in the September issue of JCO entitled "Results of Class II Functional Appliance Treatment", you presented an analysis of the results of treatment with four functional ap...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Completion of a Retention Program
Volume 40 : Number 1 : Page 47 : Jan 2006
How many times have you heard the question: "How long will I have to wear my retainers?" My guess is that the answer equals the number of patients you have treated. In this month's Management and Mark...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 29 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1995
The transition from one orthodontist to another is a topic of considerable current interest, as evidenced by the plethora of information being disseminated in professional publications and at meetings...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1999
Orthodontists are often dismayed that even their finest treatment results can change with time; patients cannot be faulted for a reasonable expectation that their teeth, once straightened, will stay s...
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Bioprogressive Simplified, Part 2: The Linear Dynamic System
Volume 21 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1987
Bioprogressive therapy has been a staple of orthodontics for more than 20 years. Its originators, Drs. Robert Ricketts and Ruel Bench, combined contemporary edgewise mechanics with solid diagnostic pr...
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ROUND TABLE
Current Concepts in Begg Philosophy and Technique
Volume 16 : Number 2 : Page 108 : Feb 1982
DR. BARRER All of you have been or still are accomplished edgewise operators. Why do you prefer Begg as your primary treatment technique?DR. WILLIAMS Demands for patient cooperation are far less than ...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Profit Realization: A New Standard of Practice Success
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 333 : Jun 1999
When I first started practice nearly 25 years ago, the focus of many consultants and practice-management lecturers was on gross production. That was the way to evaluate the success of a practice. Man...
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ALIGNER CORNER
Integration of In-House Aligner Therapy in Private Practice
Volume 55 : Number 8 : Page 450 : Aug 2021
Dr. Matt Nisco, an early adopter of in-house aligners, presents a protocol for integrating such a system into an orthodontic office, including the required equipment, software, and staffing as well as procedures for long-distance care. Two typical aligner cases are offered as examples.
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Volume 28 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1994
Is it ever worthwhile to sue a patient to collect unpaid fees? As I have mentioned in previous columns, the practice of suing patients for payment may have substantial risk associated with it. Althoug...
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Volume 11 : Number 4 : Page 229 : Apr 1977
In a recent action, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously voted to issue a complaint against the American Dental Association charging that the ADA has "illegally restrained competition among dentis...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Arch-Length Discrepancies and Serial Extraction
Volume 34 : Number 10 : Page 593 : Oct 2000
In diagnosing arch-length discrepancies, do you use a Bolton analysis? If so, how do you use it? Forty-seven percent of the respondents routinely used a Bolton analysis to aid in the determination o...
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The Effect of Maxillary Retainers on the Clarity of Speech
Volume 27 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1993
Patient cooperation with retainer wear is a difficulty all orthodontists face daily.1-3 Complaints of gagging sensations, discomfort, and distorted speech are common. If the patient is simultaneously ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1995
It's About Time Here is an interesting group of data: JCO Orthodontic Practice Studies have consistently reported that the standard for length of full orthodontic treatment is 24 months, and that the ...
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