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Volume 4 : Number 9 : Page 485 : Sep 1970
Fee discounts are going out of style--or should be. Most of us acquire a schedule of fee discounts which we maintain without ever evaluating whether this is a good or necessary procedure, whether it f...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 51 : Number 4 : Page 195 : Apr 2017
Like most experienced orthodontists, when in the presence of other people, I’m in a continuous state of facial analysis—though it’s usually subconscious on my part. My indulgent, long-suffering wife o...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 48 : Number 10 : Page 597 : Oct 2014
Every time I attend the AAO Annual Session or one of the regional orthodontic society meetings, I make a point of informally surveying JCO readers. While we do have more structured means of keeping ou...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
The Fascination of the Class II
Volume 38 : Number 9 : Page 469 : Sep 2004
The Class II malocclusion, in all its permutations, seems to hold a special interest for orthodontists, whether they are in private practice or academics. It is a rare month when we at JCO do not rece...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 30 : Number 12 : Page 669 : Dec 1996
It seems to me that many of the controversies that beset orthodontics have evolved because of confusion about definitions. It would help orthodontists immensely if they could come to some kind of prec...
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You Never Have a Second Chance To Make a Good First Impression
Volume 19 : Number 1 : Page 62 : Jan 1985
Could your staff be better missionaries for your practice? Effective communication skills are not innate; they must be learned and practiced daily. Staff members who know how to communicate effectivel...
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THE CUTTING EDGE
3D Digital Dental Models Using Laser Technology
Volume 37 : Number 2 : Page 101 : Feb 2003
One of the fastest-growing new technologies in orthodontics is the use of three-dimensional digital dental models. There are two basic methods of producing digital models. "Destructive imaging" remove...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 47 : Number 7 : Page 401 : Jul 2013
I have written several times in this space about the necessity of maintaining excellent case records. Although my emphasis has been on taking high-quality pre- and post-treatment records for patient d...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Why We Still Have To Bend Wires
Volume 30 : Number 10 : Page 541 : Oct 1996
Preadjusted orthodontic brackets have made a significant contribution to orthodontics. They facilitate the esthetic alignment of upper anterior teeth, and they reduce the need for some 1st-, 2nd-, and...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 60 : Number 3 : Page 155 : Mar 2026
When we think of heroes of the American Revolution, familiar names come to mind—George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Comte de Rochambeau, among o...
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MASTER CLINICIAN
Volume 47 : Number 10 : Page 581 : Oct 2013
(Editor’s Note: Associate Editor Peter Sinclair conceived this department devoted to recognizing the Master Clinicians who have made the orthodontic specialty what it is today. Every few months in JCO...
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CASE REPORT
Interdisciplinary Treatment of a Class II Deep-Bite Patient with Missing and Impacted Teeth
Volume 33 : Number 6 : Page 347 : Jun 1999
This 14-year-old male presented with a bilateral dental and skeletal Class II relationship (with the mandible about 7mm retrognathic), a severe anterior deep bite, and a crossbite of the maxillary ri...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
The Dilemma of Practice Transition
Volume 27 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1993
The following article, by Dr. Ron Cooper and his financial advisor, Jon Shuler, effectively highlights what all of us have been told over and over again from the beginning of our practice lives: If yo...
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Nickel Titanium Palatal Expander
Volume 27 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1993
Transverse expansion of the maxilla has been used by orthodontists for more than 100 years to correct maxillary anomalies. Today, many clinicians rely on some form of rapid or slow palatal expansion a...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 34 : Number 7 : Page 393 : Jul 2000
The announcement this month of the successful mapping of 90% of the human genome signals the most significant breakthrough in the history of biology and, indeed, in the history of humanity. The implic...
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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.
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Complex Treatment with Clear Aligners
Volume 55 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 2021
This special issue of JCO is devoted to the treatment of complex cases with aligner therapy. I will admit to being fascinated with the concept behind aligner orthodontics since it was introduced in th...
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Volume 4 : Number 6 : Page 299 : Jun 1970
If there is one area that I have felt is really confused in orthodontics, it is our understanding of oral habits. We classify them as habits when many of them are not habits at all. Some are necessiti...
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CASE REPORT
Volume 48 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2014
The combination of an open bite with an asymmetrical skeletal Class III malocclusion poses a significant challenge to the orthodontist. Patients with dentofacial deformities often require an interdisc...
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Weekly Aligner Changes to Improve Invisalign Treatment Efficiency
Volume 51 : Number 12 : Page 786 : Dec 2017
Align Technology’s North American Clinical Advisory Board recently issued recommendations for expediting aligner changes from biweekly to weekly. The author describes the rationale for these recommendations and provides details of a clinical study examining the effects of weekly aligner changes in his own practice.
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