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Update on Bonding Brackets: An In Vitro Survey
Volume 28 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1994
The optimal adhesive system is self-limiting, economical, and easy to bond and debond. It combines maximum bond strength with minimal risk of damage to enamel. Maximum strength is needed to compensate...
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Publish Your Own Practice Newsletter
Volume 28 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1994
Only about 17% of U.S. orthodontists distribute a practice newsletter, and those who do rate it only fair, on average, as a practice-building method.1 Still, for a substantial number of orthodontists,...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
A Synthetic Three-Dimensional Craniofacial Analysis
Volume 44 : Number 11 : Page 673 : Nov 2010
(Editor's Note: This quarterly column is compiled by JCO Technology Editor Ronald Redmond. To help keep our readers on The Cutting Edge, Dr. Redmond will spotlight a particular area of orthodontic tec...
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Occlusion Management in Orthodontic Anchorage Control
Volume 47 : Number 3 : Page 188 : Mar 2013
With the introduction of orthodontic miniscrews, the approach to anchorage control has changed dramatically. Skeletal anchorage allows for the transfer of reactive forces to the alveolar bone, thus pr...
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Digital Workflows in Orthodontics
Volume 52 : Number 1 : Page 34 : Jan 2018
Dr. Christensen provides an overview of the digital workflow from intraoral scanning and treatment planning to fabrication and delivery of expanders, skeletal anchorage devices, removable and functional appliances, sleep-medicine devices, indirect-bonding trays, aligners, and retainers.
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Bio-Progressive Therapy, Part 8: Bio-Progressive Mixed Dentition Treatment
Volume 12 : Number 4 : Page 279 : Apr 1978
(CONTINUED FROM PART 7) For most orthodontists, early treatment poses the universal enigma: Are the rewards to be gained by early intervention worth the time, effort, and money expended to reach the s...
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Volume 11 : Number 8 : Page 546 : Aug 1977
546-jco-img-0.jpgMicrocomputer system in author's office. A quiet revolution may have started in clinical orthodontic practice with the introduction in mid-1975 of the small, powerful, low cost, perso...
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Banding with a Glass Ionomer Cement
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
Although zinc phosphate cement has good working characteristics, its high solubility is disadvantageous for orthodontic banding. Microleakage, incomplete adhesion to hard tooth substances, and deminer...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 23 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1989
Staying Close to the Patient Joe Girard of Detroit, Michigan, is no ordinary car salesman. For at least 11 years, he has sold more automobiles and trucks than any other human being. In fact, in any on...
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Finished Cases and Their Faces
Volume 23 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1989
Patients almost always seek the esthetic rewards of orthodontic treatment-- straight teeth and a nice smile. The orthodontist's responsibilities, however, extend to include a balanced occlusion and go...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1995
A Compelling Reason to ThinkFriends of Samuel Johnson once accused him of writing an eloquent judicial appeal on behalf of a condemned man who was certainly not an intellectual. Dr. Johnson denied the...
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Essix Thermosealed Appliances: Various Orthodontic Uses
Volume 29 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1995
Essix appliances have primarily been used as cuspid-to-cuspid retainers.1 They can be modified to produce minor tooth movements2 or to serve as temporary bridges.3 Adding posterior extensions, however...
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The Flip-Lock Herbst Appliance
Volume 30 : Number 10 : Page 552 : Oct 1996
Several studies of the long-term effects of the Herbst* appliance have been published in the past few years.1-3 Although the appliance's ability to effect true orthopedic correction remains questionab...
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A New Self-Curing Hybrid Glass Ionomer
Volume 31 : Number 5 : Page 315 : May 1997
We reported on a new resin-reinforced glass ionomer cement in September 1995.1 This adhesive, Fuji Ortho LC*, enables an orthodontist to cement brackets successfully to enamel surfaces without etching...
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The Physiologic Rationale for Air-Rotor Stripping
Volume 31 : Number 9 : Page 609 : Sep 1997
Proximal stripping has been described in the literature for decades.1-4 Air-rotor stripping (ARS) was first described in 1985,5 and subsequent reports and encouraging clinical observations have contri...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Payment Flexibility vs. Shorter Treatment Times
Volume 32 : Number 9 : Page 541 : Sep 1998
As you no doubt have noticed, there is a new face and name attached to this column. For the past eight years, Dr. Mel Mayerson has brought a vast knowledge and passion to Management & Marketing. O...
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Volume 33 : Number 5 : Page 278 : May 1999
Some concern has been expressed about whether there will be enough orthodontists in the future to treat the number of potential orthodontic patients. This so-called "manpower" problem is based on an a...
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The Distal Jet Simplified and Updated
Volume 36 : Number 10 : Page 586 : Oct 2002
Since we introduced the Distal Jet* to the profession more than six years ago, it has achieved worldwide acceptance as an esthetic fixed appliance that can produce consistently reliable distal molar ...
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ORTHODONTIC OFFICE DESIGN
Transitional Office Design: Attracting an Associate
Volume 36 : Number 12 : Page 701 : Dec 2002
Years ago, many orthodontists at the end of their careers chose simply to finish their remaining cases and close their offices. Today, it is much less sensible, from a tax and retirement planning stan...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Adult Treatment Financing: An Interview with Martin (Bud) Schulman
Volume 39 : Number 4 : Page 215 : Apr 2005
This month's column is a short, but pertinent, interview with long-time consultant Bud Schulman. Over the years, Mr. Schulman has shared many outstanding ideas with orthodontists, and we are pleased t...
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