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TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Esthetic Modification of a Hawley Retainer Using a Translucent Labial Bow
Volume 43 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 2009
In a few years, the Hawley retainer will be 100 years old. Although it has served the profession well, in the current era of "invisible" orthodontics, some patients find its labial metal bow to be est...
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PEARLS
Color-Coded Elastomeric Modules for Elastics Placement
Volume 46 : Number 1 : Page 39 : Jan 2012
As a relative newcomer to the specialty of orthodontics, I have already encountered several patients who have become confused about elastics placement. While none of these situations has been unrecove...
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BOOK REVIEWS
Manual of Wire Bending Techniques
Volume 46 : Number 2 : Page 122 : Feb 2012
EIICHIRO NAKAJIMA, DDS, DMS87 pages. $85. 2010.Quintessence Publishing, 4350 Chandler Drive, Hanover Park, IL 60133.(630) 736-3600; www.quintpub.com. In this spiral-bound manual, Dr. Eiichiro Nakajima...
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PEARLS
An Alternative Technique for Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expander Fabrication and Placement
Volume 53 : Number 11 : Page 669 : Nov 2019
The authors’ vacuformed plastic surgical guide allows a boneborne MARPE to be employed without the extension arms, which reportedly cause some dental expansion. A simple procedure for fabrication and placement of the appliance is described and illustrated.
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PEARLS
Composite Buttons for Space Management
Volume 58 : Number 3 : Page 181 : Mar 2024
Custom-made composite buttons overcome many disadvantages of bondable metal buttons. This Pearl shows how to make the composite buttons, using elastomeric separators or ligatures, for various space-closure applications. A button can even be combined with a bracket on the same tooth.
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Temporary Esthetic Composite Pontic
Volume 37 : Number 5 : Page 278 : May 2003
Adult patients who need extractions today demand more esthetic forms of treatment, including lingual orthodontics. These patients refuse to tolerate the inevitable "black holes" of extraction spaces i...
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Five Steps to Successful Practice Transition
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Why are so many orthodontic associations and partnerships unsuccessful? The reason is not that they do a poor job of practicing orthodontics. In fact, the main reason why many of these relationships f...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
3D-Printed Double-Wire Bracket for Anterior Alignment
Volume 51 : Number 7 : Page 377 : Jul 2017
This article describes the production of a fully customized, twin-wire lingual bracket using a 3D printer. Indirect-bonding jigs are printed along with the brackets. The resin material is strong enough to withstand orthodontic forces when two strands of wire are used; friction is minimized by forming the slot entrance as a clip.
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Ten Tips for Improving Your Case Acceptance Ratio
Volume 27 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1993
Nationwide statistics have shown that only about 55 percent of patients who have initial consultations actually start orthodontic treatment. I know from working in orthodontic offices across the count...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 43 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 2009
The ultimate goal in treating any orthodontic case is to provide the patient with optimal occlusion, function, and esthetics in a reasonable amount of time. Historically, the average orthodontic case ...
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Volume 30 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1996
Topics are surgical-orthodontic cases and HMO/PPO patients.1. What percentage of your patients are surgical-orthodontic cases? Most of the respondents reported that between 4% and 5% of their active c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Have You Thought About An Office Newsletter?
Volume 16 : Number 3 : Page 149 : Mar 1982
Have You Thought About An Office Newsletter?Not many orthodontic offices are taking advantage of the communication and practice building potential of an office newsletter. It should be emphasized that...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 33 : Number 3 : Page 129 : Mar 1999
Ethics is not a uniform set of moral principles. It varies from person to person and from time to time. There are some eternal ethical verities among health-care providers, such as the professional st...
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Product News in March 2021 Issue
Volume 54 : Number 3 : Page 193 : Mar 2021
PRODUCT NEWS is presented as a service to the reader and in no way implies endorsement by JCO.
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Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation for Pain Control
Volume 28 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1994
Pain control during orthodontic treatment can improve patient cooperation, the patient's relationship with the practice, and the likelihood of future referrals. Patients have different pain tolerances...
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CASE REPORT
Volume 47 : Number 5 : Page 297 : May 2013
Recently introduced "surgery first" treatment protocols achieve immediate facial improvement for orthognathic patients by eliminating the presurgical orthodontic treatment phase.1-5 Because prediction...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 28 : Number 5 : Page 0 : May 1994
The Next FrontierRecent research in cellular physiology has established that there is a latency period of perhaps several hours before the cell membrane responds to a stimulus. When a stimulus is sust...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 17 : Number 2 : Page 81 : Feb 1983
Delegate Delegate Delegate Delegation of tasks in an orthodontic office is one of the most important management tools. There is no question that practices that delegate more treat more patients and ea...
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Digital Hand-Wrist Radiographs for Evaluating Skeletal Maturation
Volume 41 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2007
The use of hand-wrist radiographs for evaluating skeletal maturation was first described by Fishman in 1982.1 This information can be helpful in planning orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedic treatme...
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Digital Models: A New Diagnostic Tool
Volume 35 : Number 6 : Page 386 : Jun 2001
Plaster casts have traditionally served two main purposes in orthodontics: as a permanent, three-dimensional record of the malocclusion, and as a source of information for diagnosis and treatment p...
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