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901.
Generating Practice Correspondence with a Computer Scanner
Volume 25 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1991
The "routine" orthodontic examination has gradually become more complex and time-consuming. It is no longer sufficient (if it ever was) to do a five-minute screening, jot down a few notes, and proceed...
902.
Rapid Alignment with a High-Tensile Wire
Volume 28 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1994
This article describes the rapid leveling and alignment that can be achieved with the pulse-straightened (gold label) Supreme grade of .009" Australian wire. The wire's reduced diameter, which makes i...
903.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1994
The Carrot or the Stick?There is a good question in orthodontic practice with regard to how much a system of rewards affects the commitment of our employees and of our patients. This was brought to mi...
904.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Will Implantology Set Us Free?
Volume 28 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1994
Will Implantology Set Us Free?In an earlier career as a sports writer, I came in contact with a large number of players and coaches. I often recall the lament of one major college coach that his livel...
905.
CASE REPORT
Asymmetric Mandibular Space Closure
Volume 30 : Number 9 : Page 519 : Sep 1996
Space closure in the posterior segment of the mandibular arch is a difficult procedure under any circumstances, particularly in Class II cases. If the problem is unilateral, requiring asymmetric mecha...
906.
Efficacy of Collection Methods in Orthodontic Practices
Volume 31 : Number 2 : Page 103 : Feb 1997
Management experts have suggested that orthodontic offices may not be aggressive or efficient enough in collecting fees to compete with other financial obligations and discretionary purchases.1-6 Cred...
907.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 69 : Feb 2001
I have heard retirement described as one of the seven wonders of the world: I wonder what I am going to do on Monday, I wonder what I am going to do on Tuesday, and so on. Another viewpoint is summed ...
908.
What Hiring Questions Should You Ask?
Volume 35 : Number 2 : Page 89 : Feb 2001
Did you ever reach the point in a job interview when you needed to extract crucial information, but didn't know how to ask the right quesÂtion? Worse yet, did you ask it in such a way that could lead ...
909.
Asymmetric Distalization with a TMA Transpalatal Arch
Volume 35 : Number 3 : Page 174 : Mar 2001
Many devices have been developed for distalÂizing the maxillary molars in Class II cases without requiring additional patient cooperation. These include repelling magnets,1-4 stainless steel5-7 and ni...
910.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 12 : Page 645 : Dec 2003
Retirement is the subject of this month's Management & Marketing column. The article addresses a concern that faces all of us: If you live long enough, you will retire. There are not many 80-year-...
911.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 38 : Number 12 : Page 641 : Dec 2004
Whenever I do a case presentation for a young patient and his or her parents, three questions invariably come up. The parents always ask, "How much is this going to cost?" and, "How long will it take?...
912.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 40 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 2006
Like a great many JCO readers, I enjoy the benefits of a group practice. There are two common management structures for orthodontic groups. In one, every patient is a patient of the entire practice, a...
913.
CASE REPORT
Correction of Asymmetry with a Mandibular Propulsion Appliance
Volume 42 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2008
This article describes the correction of dental and skeletal asymmetry1-4 with the use of a unilateral fixed mandibular propulsion appliance. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan A 12-year-old female was refe...
914.
Attachment of Intermaxillary Elastics to Thermoformed Aligners
Volume 43 : Number 1 : Page 34 : Jan 2009
Although intermaxillary elastics are most commonly used with fixed orthodontic appliances, they can also be used with removable, thermoformed appliances such as Essix* or Invisalign**. This article de...
915.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 47 : Number 4 : Page 221 : Apr 2013
My Editor's Corner in May 2012, entitled "Game Changers in Orthodontics", focused on the developments over the past 15 years that have actually changed the way we do things. It seemed obvious to me th...
916.
CASE REPORT
Long-Term Stability of Two-Phase Class II Treatment with the Carriere Motion Appliance
Volume 53 : Number 8 : Page 481 : Aug 2019
The author reports a skeletal Class II case in which the Carriere Motion Appliance was used to establish a Class I platform during Phase I, thus improving the efficiency of Phase II correction with fixed appliances. Stability of the results is demonstrated five years after treatment.
917.
Volume 3 : Number 9 : Page 486 : Sep 1969
"I just don't understand it," I said. "I don't understand why some of my x-ray films are so bad. They were all done with the same machine, with the same settings, with the same batches of film, with i...
918.
Sterilization and Disinfection Considerations in Office Design
Volume 22 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1988
The public's and the profession's keen awareness of the deadly diseases that can be transmitted through cross-contamination of bodily fluids has resulted in a closer examination of orthodontic sterili...
919.
Volume 22 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1988
The in-office Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment Planning System (CADIAS) interrelates patient information, cephalometric analyses, and cast mountings on a fully adjustable articulator to produce ...
920.
A Fixed-Removable Approach to Presurgical Orthodontic Treatment
Volume 24 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1990
Orthodontic treatment is usually required prior to orthognathic surgery to coordinate the arches and optimize the occlusion. Orthodontic aims often include relief of crowding, alignment within the arc...
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