Search Results For: 'orthodontics'
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Mushroom Spring for Minor Tooth Movement
Volume 27 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1993
Spring forces are usually delivered through free-ended wires based in the acrylic body of a removable appliance. The efficiency of such an appliance depends on the diameter and configuration of the wi...
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Volume 29 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1995
This month's topics are bracket recycling and patient scheduling.1. Do you recycle brackets, bands, or archwires through outside companies? If so, how regularly? Do you recycle any of these in-house? ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
The Smart Clasp: A Modified Adams Clasp
Volume 29 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1995
Removable appliances that are improperly seated can be ineffective and difficult to wear. The Adams clasp, a modification of Schwarz's original arrowhead clasp, is used frequently by orthodontists to ...
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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Low-Profile, Double-Tube Bracket for Indirect Bonding
Volume 30 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1996
To take full advantage of indirect bonding, the clinician needs a meticulous setup and delivery system. Proper technique and a dry field are critical. Placing the brackets all at once not only reduces...
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The SPEED Bracket Auxiliary Slot
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 318 : Jun 1999
The absence of tie wings on the SPEED bracket* allows the addition of an auxiliary slot, lending considerable versatility to a miniaturized bracket system. Orthodontists refer to SPEED brackets as ha...
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Volume 35 : Number 4 : Page 261 : Apr 2001
Most orthodontists learn to fabricate archwires by marking a shaped wire in the mouth with a wax pencil. This technique has several disadvantages: Patient irritation from the wire ends. Inaccurate m...
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PEARLS
Volume 36 : Number 2 : Page 79 : Feb 2002
Many orthodontists still use real plaster study casts rather than virtual computer images. These models are usually stored in boxes on shelves in or near the treatment area, at least as long as patien...
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A Simplified Means of Engaging the Outrigger Appliance
Volume 40 : Number 3 : Page 150 : Mar 2006
Since its introduction in 2000, the Outrigger* has proven to be an effective means of encouraging elastic wear in non-compliant patients. It features two labially extending hooks that swing down incis...
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BOOK REVIEWS
The Insider's Guide to Invisalign Treatment
Volume 51 : Number 10 : Page 679 : Oct 2017
BARRY J. GLASER, DMD 246 pages. $69.95. 2017.3L Publishing, LLC, 6130 Caliente Court, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (916) 502-1661; www.3Lpublishing.com. As Dr. Barry Glaser points out in his preface, the inte...
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Product News in September 2021 Issue
Volume 55 : Number 9 : Page 577 : Sep 2021
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 June 2022 Issue
Volume 56 : Number 6 : Page 373 : Jun 2022
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 May 2023 Issue
Volume 57 : Number 5 : Page 306 : May 2023
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 November 2023 Issue
Volume 57 : Number 11 : Page 697 : Nov 2023
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1994
A Good Word about FailureGeneral George S. Patton summed up most Americans' feelings about winning and losing in his famous speech to his troops during World War II: "Americans love a winner and will ...
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Volume 22 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 1988
The dynamic and static positions of the functioning mandible are primarily determined by six factors: 1. The functional program of the neuromuscular system and the influence of proprioceptivity. 2. Th...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1993
This month's column is a follow-up to Dr. Roger Levin's article on team building (JCO, August 1993). Although it is the first contribution I have used from anyone other than a dentist, it was inspired...
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The Biocreative Strategy Part 3: Extraction Treatment
Volume 52 : Number 8 : Page 388 : Aug 2018
Biocreative Strategy utilizes light, continuous forces while avoiding long-term posterior brackets and minimizing skeletal anchorage devices. Drs. Kim, Iskenderoglu, Kook, Chung, and Nelson demonstrate two versions of the C-wire used for en-masse retraction, along with adjustable mechanics for anterior torque control.
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ALIGNER CORNER
Evaluation of Composite Attachment Positions Using Four Indirect Bonding Tray-Sectioning Techniques
Volume 55 : Number 5 : Page 294 : May 2021
Dr. Chen and colleagues measure the deviation of posterior attachments from ideal positions after indirect bonding to 3D-printed models. Template trays were sectioned in four different ways (whole, halves, thirds, and sixths) for testing of bonding accuracy.
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Volume 59 : Number 8 : Page 493 : Aug 2025
Drs. Braga and Bocchieri present a nonsurgical approach to treating patients with high-angle facial patterns, gummy smiles, and open bites: an appliance supported by two palatal miniscrews is used for differential intrusion of the entire upper arch, promoting counterclockwise mandibular rotation.
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Direct Positive Duplication of X-Ray Film
Volume 3 : Number 4 : Page 200 : Apr 1969
200-jco-img-0.jpgWhy duplication? At some point in our professional careers we have all experienced the annoyance, irritation, or anguish which accompanies the loss of or damage to a patient's x-rays....
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