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The Biocreative Strategy Part 1: Foundations
Volume 51 : Number 5 : Page 258 : May 2018
Drs. Kim, Chung, and Nelson launch a series of articles by describing their six physiological principles and the five essentials of the Biocreative Checklist. A detailed case report illustrates the overall treatment protocol.
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Volume 22 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1988
All too often, an orthodontist dies leaving a life-sustaining portfolio, but a widow who literally doesn't know the difference between a stock and a bond. It is critically important to share your inve...
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Interchangeable Quick-Mounted Study Models
Volume 20 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1986
Orthodontists who want to mount diagnostic study models usually need several articulators-- one in the lab, one in the consultation room or private office, one at the outside lab for appliance constru...
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Direct 3D-Printed Occlusal Splints
Volume 57 : Number 11 : Page 640 : Nov 2023
Drs. Groth and Kravitz describe the step-by-step process used to fabricate customized occlusal splints, including the intraoral scan, digital design, 3D printing, and postprocessing. Tips are also provided for delivery to the patient and verification of tooth contacts.
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Volume 21 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1987
This month's topics are staff meetings and debanding sequences.1. Describe typical staff meetings in your office. How often do you hold them? Most offices reported holding their staff meetings once a ...
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Volume 2 : Number 4 : Page 158 : Apr 1968
I have often heard an orthodontist say that getting just one good idea out of a course or a meeting or a book made the whole thing worthwhile. He could spend hundreds of dollars and days of time and b...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
A Simplified Diagnostic Technique
Volume 13 : Number 2 : Page 128 : Feb 1979
Traditionally, diagnostic setups have been prepared by sawing the models through the root areas and separating the teeth by hand. The dental units are then repositioned and sealed in place with heated...
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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...
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