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Positioning Your Practice in a Competitive Marketplace
Volume 29 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 1995
According to estimates, Americans are subjected to more than 2,000 marketing messages per day. That is no longer information overload; it's information avalanche. Our response to all this marketing n...
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New Method for Establishing Arch Form
Volume 12 : Number 12 : Page 843 : Dec 1978
The adoption of radiological cephalometry and mold analysis as basic approaches to orthodontic correction has focused attention on another aspect: the morphology of dental arches. The metal arch of th...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 36 : Number 3 : Page 121 : Mar 2002
Every March 14, mathematicians celebrate the concept of pi--the number you get by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. The chosen date, 3/14, is derived from the value of pi, 3.14. ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1991
They Put a Motor in Motorola There is a remarkable story in a recent issue of Harvard Business Review1 about the experience of the Motorola Company in actually setting up a university for training its...
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The Posterior Joint Palpation Technique
Volume 22 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1988
Recent court decisions have caused many orthodontists to reevaluate their thinking regarding TMJ disorders. It is apparent that patients with these problems require more attention to diagnosis, record...
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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 EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1991
Great ExpectationsSir Isaac Newton is supposed to have said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." One of the contributing authors to this issue of JCO, Dr. Jim Hilge...
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Smile Analysis and Design in the Digital Era
Volume 36 : Number 4 : Page 0 : Apr 2002
Smile analysis and smile design have become key elements of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning over the last decade.1-3 Recent advances in technology now permit the clinician to measure dyna...
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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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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 3 : Page 139 : Mar 2020
While I have been an enthusiastic advocate of enhanced technology in clinical orthodontics throughout my career—albeit rather slow to adopt new technologies until they have a proven track record in ot...
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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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A Class III Treatment with the Begg Appliance
Volume 2 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1968
304-jco-img-0.jpgUpper archwire about ¼" too long between 6 and 3. Buccal segment of archwire bows Class III elastics Normal anchorage bends II Second Stage 304-jco-img-2.jpgUpper ante...
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Volume 15 : Number 5 : Page 300 : May 1981
In my home town, indications are that school district enrollment for next September will be down by another 700 students. In our system that is a decline of over 3%. Many of the elementary schools, wh...
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Volume 18 : Number 7 : Page 502 : Jul 1984
Dental Assistant for a Day is one of the most effective public relations programs I've used. It is educational to the Assistant for a Day, exciting to other patients, and inexpensive. In early June, a...
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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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CASE REPORT
Mandibular Molar Intrusion with Miniscrew Anchorage
Volume 40 : Number 2 : Page 107 : Feb 2006
Adult patients commonly present with one or more molars that have extruded into edentulous areas of the opposing arches. Adequate prosthodontic restorations may be difficult to place without first int...
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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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