Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Maxillary Arch Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Volume 16 : Number 3 : Page 168 : Mar 1982
Traditionally, orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning involve an evaluation of skeletodental relationships, with particular emphasis on the mandibular arch. Notable examples of formalized analys...
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Adjuncts to Bioprogressive Therapy: A Palatal Expansion Appliance for Non-Compliance Therapy
Volume 25 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1991
Class II malocclusions are virtually impossible correct without expanding the upper arch. The very etiology of Class II malocclusion implies a narrow upper arch, mesially rotated upper molars, blocked...
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Mechanical Analysis of Class II Elastics
Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
Class II elastics are designed to exert an anteroposterior force on maxillary teeth and a postero-anterior force on the mandibular arch. Because the force is usually not parallel to the occlusal plane...
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Improving Incisor Torque Control with Nickel Titanium Torque Bars
Volume 33 : Number 4 : Page 224 : Apr 1999
Although rectangular archwires in edgewise bracket slots are an effective means of providing static tooth control, they are an inefficient method of delivering continuous and progressive torquing forc...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Indirect Bonding and Invisalign
Volume 38 : Number 10 : Page 543 : Oct 2004
Do you use indirect bonding? What do you find are the advantages and disadvantages of indirect bonding? Only 12% of the respondents indicated that they used indirect bonding. Accordingly, most of the ...
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JCO Interviews Dr. C. Norman Shealy on Holistic Health, Part 1
Volume 15 : Number 8 : Page 536 : Aug 1981
DR. GOTTLIEB Norm, I think our readers ought to know your background. DR. SHEALY At age 16 I knew that I was going to be a neurosurgeon. My plan was to be a professor of neurological surgery and do re...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 39 : Number 4 : Page 219 : Apr 2005
What percentage of your active patients are adults? What percentage of your adult patients are female? The respondents' mean percentage of adult patients was 25%, with a low of around 20% and a high o...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Pretreatment Observation Systems
Volume 53 : Number 2 : Page 117 : Feb 2019
This month’s topic involves pretreatment observation and recall systems. JCO readers respond to questions involving categories of recall patients, reappointment procedures, insurance coverage, fees, and internal marketing. Tips are presented for maintaining communication with observation patients and their families.
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A New and Improved Indirect Bonding Technique
Volume 33 : Number 1 : Page 17 : Jan 1999
Most orthodontists will agree that brackets can be positioned more accurately on study casts than directly on teeth in the mouth. Yet as recently as 1996, fewer than 10% of orthodontists routinely use...
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TABLE CLINIC
Volume 3 : Number 12 : Page 664 : Dec 1969
The ideal separator would be painless to the patient, easy to insert by the orthodontist or the patient, separate the teeth adequately, and remain between the teeth until removed by the orthodontist. ...
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CLINICAL AID Relieving Trauma from an Inner Headgear Bow
Volume 8 : Number 4 : Page 224 : Apr 1974
Many Kloehn type face bows are manufactured by joining two sleeves of stainless steel tubing into which the outer and inner bow wires have been centered. 224-jco-img-0.jpgOccasionally, the ends of the...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Bending the Round Wire Intermaxillary Hook
Volume 9 : Number 9 : Page 578 : Sep 1975
This form of round wire intermaxillary hook was designed many years ago to replace the original "cranked-in" Begg hook. While the original hook was simple to bend, it was difficult to crank it in in a...
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Volume 12 : Number 2 : Page 99 : Feb 1978
In my experience, labially impacted upper cuspids were less responsive to movement than palatally impacted cuspids and I could never figure out why. A reasonable explanation is given in the current in...
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A Diet for Orthognathic Surgery Patients
Volume 16 : Number 1 : Page 33 : Jan 1982
I did not realize the complications of eating following orthognathic surgery, until I had a procedure performed on myself. Even though the oral surgeon and orthodontist discussed the problems associat...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 364 : Jul 2003
BRAD W. NEVILLE, DDSDOUGLAS D. DAMM, DDSCARL M. ALLEN, DDS, MSDJERRY E. BOUQUOT, DDS, MSD2nd edition. 864 pages, 850 color illustrations. $95. 2002.W. B. Saunders CompanyThe Curtis CenterIndependence ...
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Product News in February 2024 Issue
Volume 58 : Number 2 : Page 141 : Feb 2024
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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Product News in March 2024 Issue
Volume 58 : Number 3 : Page 201 : Mar 2024
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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PEARLS
Measuring the Torque on the Terminal End of an Archwire
Volume 52 : Number 0 : Page 346 : Jun 2018
An orthodontist sometimes needs to add buccal root torque to the finishing archwire to resolve a hanging palatal molar cusp. This Pearl shows how a standard plastic protractor can be modified to precisely determine the amount of torque on the terminal end of the wire.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Understanding Bruxism: Current Knowledge and Practice
Volume 53 : Number 6 : Page 368 : Jun 2019
JEAN-FRANÇOIS LALUQUE, DDS, PhD, EditorDANIEL BROCARD, DDS, PhD, EditorEMMANUEL D’INCAU, DDS, PhD, Editor 184 pages, 179 illustrations. $158. 2018. Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc., 4350 Chandler Dri...
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PEARLS
Measuring Digital Torque with a Smartphone
Volume 53 : Number 9 : Page 537 : Sep 2019
Smartphones now have built-in features for calculating angles and tilt. The author shows how to attach a ribbon arch plier to a spare phone case to measure the exact amount of torque being added to an archwire, using a free smartphone app.
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