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CASE REPORT
Volume 53 : Number 3 : Page 171 : Mar 2019
This patient illustrates the integration of the Insignia custom self-ligating bracket system with 3D virtual surgical planning and digitally manufactured surgical splints in a “surgery first” approach that can dramatically reduce overall treatment time.
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Oral Hygiene Compliance: A Clinical Investigation
Volume 26 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1992
Effective plaque removal and adherence to oral hygiene instructions have been important concerns for both orthodontists and periodontists.1-16 The positive effects of orthodontic treatment can be nega...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Are Your Treatment Guidance Systems On "GO"?
Volume 17 : Number 1 : Page 9 : Jan 1983
Are Your Treatment Guidance Systems on "GO"? Treatment monitoring is an essential management tool in orthodontics for the control of treatment flow. It is a calendar of expectations with regard to the...
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Volume 21 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 1987
This survey of orthodontic retirees is believed to be the first quantitative picture of their demographics, activities, financial status, and attitudes toward retirement. The survey questionnaire was ...
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The Real Cost of Patient Financing
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1994
We've all heard the adage, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." What about your accounts receivable? Is $90 in the hand really worth $100 "in the bush"? Is a discount of 10% appropriate when...
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JCO INTERVIEWS
Volume 22 : Number 7 : Page 0 : Jul 1988
DR. GOTTLIEB Do you believe in a cuspid-protected occlusion for everybody? DR. SLAVICEK I believe that the cuspid is a very important tooth, but I don't like to make it the godfather of occlusion. The...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 30 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1996
The subject of this year's Moyers Symposium at the University of Michigan was "Creating the Compliant Patient". Two of the speakers listed on the program were Dr. Richard "Wick" Alexander, whose topic...
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How to Maintain the High Tech-High Touch Balance
Volume 27 : Number 6 : Page 0 : Jun 1993
Today's orthodontic practice is required to be both "high tech"--on the leading edge of systems for diagnosis, scheduling, practice management, and financial control--and "high touch"--able to provide...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 27 : Number 11 : Page 0 : Nov 1993
What's a Meta For? This month's article by Drs. Cusimano, McLaughlin, and Zernik challenges one of orthodontics' most cherished metaphors-- that of the occlusal wedge. The wedge was a simple, understa...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Practice Growth and the Future
Volume 48 : Number 1 : Page 0 : Jan 2014
As I sit down to write this column, I find myself influenced by three major inspirations. The first is this issue's conclusion of our three-part series on the 2013 JCO Orthodontic Practice Study. The ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Who Knows What the Outcomes May Be?
Volume 29 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1995
Who Knows What the Outcome May Be? A number of recent articles in the lay press have dealt with attempts to utilize outcomes research to validate a "one best way" to perform health-care procedures. In...
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Psychological Disturbances Associated with a Mutilated Malocclusion
Volume 6 : Number 6 : Page 341 : Jun 1972
Throughout the world, the psychological and social significance of an attractive face and teeth is assuming increasing importance.1,2,3 Consequently, the motivation of parents in seeking orthodontic t...
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2008 Survey of AAO Members on Miniscrew Usage
Volume 42 : Number 9 : Page 0 : Sep 2008
This article reports on the current use of miniscrew implants (MSIs) in orthodontic practices throughout the world, based on an electronic survey of all members of the AAO taken earlier this year. The...
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Planning Oral Surgery: New Methods of Communication
Volume 11 : Number 6 : Page 413 : Jun 1977
Because oral surgery is a team effort, there is an increased need for communication. When surgery is to be performed, the patient's desire for (and his right to) information is greatly increased over ...
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Cephalometrics and the Positioning of the Denture in the Cranium
Volume 4 : Number 9 : Page 523 : Sep 1970
Cephalometrics is important for the clinical orthodontist in the determination of where the denture is in the skull, before and after treatment. It becomes necessary to choose landmarks for reference ...
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FACE: Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education
Volume 15 : Number 2 : Page 134 : Feb 1981
The Foundation for Advanced Continuing Education, called FACE by its students, was founded in 1974 as a non-profit organization dedicated to dental and health education. Special emphasis was to be pla...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 29 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1995
How's Your EVA?Fortune magazine calls EVA--economic value added--today's hottest financial idea and the one most likely to get even hotter. G. Bennett Stewart III of Stern Stewart and Co. has provided...
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Fact or Friction: The Clinical Relevance of In Vitro Steady-State Friction Studies
Volume 41 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 2007
The subject of friction in orthodontic treatment mechanics has attracted considerable attention in recent years.1-59 Appliance manufacturers have battled over whose bracket or system has the least fri...
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Efficient Tooth Movement with New Technologies for Customized Treatment
Volume 45 : Number 5 : Page 257 : May 2011
Within the next few years, most orthodontists will probably be designing treatment plans and evaluating treatment progress by digital means. Considering the fast pace of technological development, a c...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 48 : Number 3 : Page 145 : Mar 2014
As I was walking across a crowded college campus the other day, I couldn't help but notice that almost every pedestrian, whether student or faculty, was staring into a smartphone. I had to chuckle whe...
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