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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Securing Bands to an Alginate Impression
Volume 27 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1993
82-jco-img-f1.jpgWhen sending models to the laboratory for fabrication of appliances such as palatal expanders, I was often unhappy with the fit of the finished products. My technique, as with many or...
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CLINICAL AID
Sealing Palatal Expansion Screws with Light-Cured Adhesive
Volume 27 : Number 5 : Page 254 : May 1993
Orthodontists have traditionally used either metal ligature ties or quick-cure acrylic to seal rapid palatal expansion screws after full activation. Light-cured adhesives now provide a faster, neater ...
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PEARLS
Volume 40 : Number 10 : Page 621 : Oct 2006
Orthodontists and liability insurers have long been aware of the potential for patient injury from headgear wear. Snap-away devices are commonly used with Kloehn-style facebows, but many of us prefer ...
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Volume 9 : Number 11 : Page 713 : Nov 1975
Experience with the computerized timing headgear in the treatment of over two hundred cases in my office has produced some interesting new information about its use and its impact on an orthodontic pr...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 32 : Number 3 : Page 181 : Mar 1998
For several years I have been hearing about a relatively new concept in orthodontic patient care. The basic idea is that the office assigns a specific staff member to work with each patient, as chairs...
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ALIGNER CORNER
Management of Impacted Canines Using Clear Aligners
Volume 58 : Number 10 : Page 591 : Oct 2024
Drs. Sabouni, Azami, and Nanda present three cases that demonstrate the use of auxiliaries, including lingual Caplin hooks, buccal composite buttons, and a segment of lingual brackets, to overcome the biomechanical limitations of clear aligners in the treatment of impacted canines.
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Cost-Effective Computerization
Volume 20 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1986
Many orthodontists have not computerized their business functions because of expense or the office disruption they think will accompany the process. In my case, I had established noncomputerized busin...
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Practice Planning: A Team Effort
Volume 23 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1989
No orthodontist would undertake treatment without a treatment plan. No orthodontist should conduct a practice without a practice plan--a written statement of where you want your practice to go and how...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Compliance and In-Office Laboratory
Volume 31 : Number 10 : Page 685 : Oct 1997
What percentage of your patients do you feel are uncooperative? Readers were asked to respond in six categories, and the mean percentages of non-compliant patients were: keeping appointments, 13%; ora...
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Effective Communication with Clients: Retention of Information
Volume 13 : Number 5 : Page 321 : May 1979
A number of studies of doctorpatient interaction have shown that a clinic visit, or a consultation during which patients are informed about medical procedures and consequences, are periods of high str...
3131.
CASE REPORT
Volume 58 : Number 8 : Page 474 : Aug 2024
In this case report, Drs. Palone, Guiducci, Albertini, Cremonini, and Lombardo treat a skeletal Class III case with a two-phase approach involving the SKAR III protocol and a facemask in Phase I and clear aligners in Phase II.
3132.
MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Organizing an Office Construction Project
Volume 53 : Number 6 : Page 335 : Jun 2019
Dr. Robert Haeger guides the reader through a step-by-step process of documenting computer equipment, specifying common designer items, developing a contractor checklist, creating a construction budget, and adding the payments to a personal expense model. Useful Excel worksheets are provided with the online version.
3133.
Organizing an Office Construction Project
Volume 53 : Number 6 : Page 335 : Aug 2019
Dr. Robert Haeger guides the reader through a step-by-step process of documenting computer equipment, specifying common designer items, developing a contractor checklist, creating a construction budget, and adding the payments to a personal expense model. Useful Excel worksheets are provided with the online version.
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Volume 13 : Number 4 : Page 252 : Apr 1979
According to a 1978 Medical Economics magazine survey, doctors who hire management consultants see more patients and earn more income than those who do not; and those who use consultants on a regular ...
3135.
Force Levels of Nickel Titanium Initial Archwires
Volume 41 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 2007
Since the development of the edgewise appliance, clinicians have sought the ability to use light forces without complicated mechanical delivery methods. In recent years, self-ligating brackets have he...
3136.
ALIGNER CORNER
Class II Correction Using Sectional Clear Aligners
Volume 56 : Number 11 : Page 658 : Nov 2022
Drs. Ferris and Rungcharassaeng describe the DF2 Invisalign protocol, in which posterior segments are cut from the maxillary aligners for use with elastics during the early distalization stage of Class II treatment, while the full mandibular aligners are worn. A case example is shown.
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Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 673 : Dec 1996
Since the introduction of the positioner by Kesling in 1945, various methods of fabrication from elastic materials including rubber, thermo plastic vinyl, and resin have been de scribed.1,2 In 1977, a...
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Retromolar Miniscrew Implants for Class III Camouflage Treatment
Volume 47 : Number 12 : Page 706 : Dec 2013
Patients with skeletal Class III malocclusions who have little or no growth remaining can be especially challenging to treat when they reject a combined surgical-orthodontic approach. In such cases, c...
3139.
CASE REPORT
Nonsurgical Correction of Class III Malocclusion and Anterior Open Bite with Mini-Implant Anchorage
Volume 52 : Number 11 : Page 629 : Nov 2018
The combination of mandibular prognathism with anterior open bite in an adult patient has traditionally required surgical-orthodontic correction. As this case shows, skeletal anchorage now enables orthodontic molar intrusion to close the open bite by counterclockwise mandibular rotation.
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Volume 54 : Number 12 : Page 746 : Dec 2020
Dr. Ruíz-Mora and colleagues illustrate a four-step approach for eruption of bilateral impacted upper canines associated with severe incisor root resorption, using a customized palatal anchorage device and transalveolar nickel titanium closed-coil springs. Two adult case examples are provided.
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