Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
An Efficient Way to Document Aligner Appointments
Volume 49 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 2015
Building a solid foundation for high-quality practice management requires formalized systems, protocols, and checklists. To cite two well-known examples, McDonald's and Starbucks have built business empires out of standardized protocols for consistently delivering the same customer experience, no matter where the customers enter their locations. In this month's article, Drs. Daniel German, Michelle Furlong, and Terry Gruelle present a straightforward procedure for making chart entries that will standardize your assistant tasks and streamline doctor time when first sitting down to see clear-aligner patients. I have already started implementing this system in my office and am pleased with its simplicity.
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JCO Interviews Dr. Jack G. Dale on Serial Extraction, Part 2
Volume 10 : Number 2 : Page 116 : Feb 1976
DR. BRANDT Under what circumstances would you suggest stripping teeth instead of removing them?DR. DALE From time to time, I will reduce the mesial surfaces of the primary cuspids in patients where I ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 305 : Jun 1996
Old Tricks for New DogsHoly writ admonishes readers to "forget not thine ancient landmarks." That is not bad advice for orthodontists seeking ways to handle difficult clinical problems. With the const...
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Behavior of Erupting Crowded Lower Incisors
Volume 14 : Number 1 : Page 24 : Jan 1980
Over the past 13 years the author has been observing the behavior of erupting permanent incisors. A definite pattern has been noticed which could have clinical significance. The author, being a full t...
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ALIGNER CORNER
A New Functional Approach to Class II Treatment with Clear Aligners in Growing Patients
Volume 58 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 2024
In two young Class II patients, Dr. Cremonini and colleagues demonstrate the use of F22 Young clear aligners with a mandibular-advancement feature: a customizable block behind the upper incisors that fits into the lingual incisal area of the lower aligner.
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Borderline Malocclusions, Part I: Differential Diagnosis--Specific Therapeutics
Volume 5 : Number 5 : Page 248 : May 1971
Our efforts in orthodontics are guided principally by the factors of facial balance and stability of tooth and arch relationships. Cases that cannot satisfy these factors without extraction, require e...
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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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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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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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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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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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