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1181.
THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Aligner Instruction in Dental Schools
Volume 55 : Number 11 : Page 656 : Nov 2021
If you ever want to start a fight in a room filled with orthodontists and general dentists, bring up the topic of GPs providing orthodontic services. The orthodontists will argue that general dentists...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Symphony of Interdisciplinary Care
Volume 44 : Number 10 : Page 581 : Oct 2010
Few things are more rewarding than making a positive difference in someone else's life. Most of us in the health-care field chose to enter our profession so we could do just that, while making a respe...
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CLINICAL AID
Patient Brochure for Two-Phase Treatment
Volume 25 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1991
Any orthodontist who uses two-phase treatment has experienced misunderstandings at the beginning of the second phase. In my office, we limit the first phase to no longer than 18 months, and attempt to...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 17 : Number 12 : Page 803 : Dec 1983
A Rose Is a Rose Is a RoseWhen Gertrude Stein penned "A rose is a rose is a rose", she was undoubtedly alluding to Shakespeare's famous line: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Her infer...
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JPO Interviews Abraham I. Harkavy, LLB, on the Matter of Malpractice
Volume 2 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Nov 1968
DR. BRANDT: Can you define in general what constitutes malpractice? And would the law in New Jersey be essentially the same as in other states? MR. HARKAVY : Basically, the law dealing with medical an...
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Volume 22 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1988
In the early part of my career I used to think, "If only I could find good help, and if only 'the girls' had the same interest in and conviction of the importance of orthodontics that I have, how wond...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 31 : Number 11 : Page 723 : Nov 1997
Orthodontics is a complex field. The challenge to the orthodontist is to consider all the variables present in each case and to design a treatment plan that sets reasonable priorities without jeopardi...
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Recognition and Empowerment: An Effective Approach to Enlisting Patient Cooperation
Volume 29 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1995
Few health-care disciplines demand as much patient cooperation as is required for successful orthodontics. Retention of appliances on the teeth depends to a large extent on the patient's agreement to ...
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CASE REPORT
Micro-Implant Anchorage for Lingual Treatment of a Skeletal Class II Malocclusion
Volume 10 : Number 10 : Page 643 : Oct 2001
The recent introduction of implants1 and microscrews2,3 into orthodontics has provided clinicians with reliable means of solving anchorage problems. In particular, microscrews have been shown to prod...
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CASE REPORT
Treatment of Posterior Open Bite Using Distraction Osteogenesis
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 501 : Sep 2004
Recent advances in orthognathic surgery have made it possible to treat even extreme cases of malocclusion with a combined surgical-orthodontic approach.1-3 In particular, vertical distraction, introdu...
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Volume 43 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 2009
A fundamental understanding of biomechanics is one of the hallmarks of a specialty education in orthodontics. The interrelationship of force magnitudes, force vectors, and moments underpins most of wh...
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New Possibilities for Aligners
Volume 52 : Number 4 : Page 195 : Apr 2018
As one of Invisalign’s “Early Adopters,” I have developed a deep appreciation for what this appliance system can do. At first, we were pretty much limited to Class I cases involving minor crowding or ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Virtually Fabricated Appliances
Volume 54 : Number 8 : Page 444 : Aug 2020
The temporomandibular joint has been a focus of the orthodontic and dental literature ever since Dr. James B. Costen, an otolaryngologist, began to write about it in the 1930s. Costen certainly did no...
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Volume 45 : Number 2 : Page 61 : Feb 2011
One of my favorite quotations comes from Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review. As the American humorist put it with his customary wit, "Figures often beguile me,...
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Beginning with the End in Mind
Volume 41 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 2007
A phrase I have heard quoted repeatedly in widely divergent venues, from high-school commencement ceremonies to self-help seminars to lectures on orthodontic biomechanics, is this: "Begin with the end...
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Temporary Anchorage Devices: A Status Report
Volume 39 : Number 3 : Page 132 : Mar 2005
Before the 2004 AAO meeting in Orlando, a group convened to discuss one of the hottest topics in orthodontics--skeletal anchorage or "temporary anchorage devices" (TADs). Hosted by 3M Unitek, the even...
1197.
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Volume 20 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1986
There is a difference between a beautiful alignment of teeth and an alignment of beautiful teeth. The orthodontist's job is not complete until there is a beautiful alignment of beautiful teeth. In the...
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Is a Job in Your Office a Career?
Volume 28 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1994
Is a Job in Your Office a Career?One of the consequences of the changes in our society wrought by women's desire or need to work has been the institutionalizing of changes in the work force. Combined ...
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Getting and Keeping Dentist Referrers
Volume 25 : Number 10 : Page 0 : Oct 1991
Referrals from general dentists are the back-bone of most orthodontic practices. If they are to keep their current referrers and continue to add new ones, orthodontists need to make an effort to find ...
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Volume 54 : Number 6 : Page 324 : Jun 2020
The COVID-19 global pandemic has been a phenomenon the likes of which no one alive today has ever experienced. Nothing has ever caused the issuance of global shelter-in-place orders and closure of the...
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