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OVERVIEW
Evidence-Based Considerations for Determining Appointment Intervals
Volume 45 : Number 7 : Page 379 : Jul 2011
(Editor's Note: In this quarterly column, JCO provides an overview of a clinical topic of interest to orthodontists. Contributions and suggestions for future subjects are welcome.) A century ago, when...
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Borderline Extraction Cases, Part V: Panel Discussion
Volume 5 : Number 11 : Page 609 : Nov 1971
This is the final part of the University of Pennsylvania Seminar Series. This part will appear in two installments and conclude in the December issue. DR. ACKERMAN: Dr. Fogel, if one makes a wrong dec...
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Bracket Positioning for Smile Arc Protection
Volume 51 : Number 3 : Page 142 : Mar 2017
Ackerman recently wrote about disruptive orthodontic technology with the view that “orthodontics is the art of the possible” rather than “the science of the improbable”.1 According to him, “Nothing in...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1991
The Three Keys of Retention Retention has been described as the most exasperating phase of orthodontics. The story has even been told of a practitioner who would gladly give half the fee to anyone who...
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ROUND TABLE
Volume 4 : Number 11 : Page 618 : Nov 1970
DR. KAPLAN: Would you at times anticipate the late horizontal growth and not quite complete the Class II correction in the anterior part of the mouth? In other words not have a tight incisor contact? ...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 37 : Number 7 : Page 349 : Jul 2003
One of the lessons I remember most vividly from my dental school years, more than a quarter of a century ago, was the one about centric relation. As I demonstrated my understanding of the concept to o...
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A Clinical Comparison of LED and Halogen Curing Units
Volume 38 : Number 7 : Page 385 : Jul 2004
Light-cured adhesives, introduced by Newman in 1964,1 are now the most popular means of bonding orthodontic brackets. These composite resins contain camphorquinones2--photoiniators that, when activate...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Drawing the Line on Antibiotics
Volume 53 : Number 11 : Page 633 : Nov 2019
The editor of any clinical or scientific journal is routinely barraged by news releases that may or may not be relevant to the theme of the publication. I get a substantial number of announcements reg...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Patient Enrollment: Initial Call to Appliance Placement
Volume 25 : Number 8 : Page 0 : Aug 1991
The basic premise of this column is that there are orthodontists throughout the world who are not only adept clinicians, but also innovative and knowledgeable enough about management and marketing to ...
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Volume 24 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1990
Many orthodontic practices throughout the country have enlarged their staffs to increase productivity. Staff selection and training have thus become major issues. Spending the weeks and months necessa...
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THE READERS' CORNER
Volume 54 : Number 4 : Page 241 : Apr 2020
JCO readers discuss a wide range of orthodontic insurance issues, including patient coverage, preauthorization requirements, PPOs and HMOs, state regulations, and staff management. Individual comments address common frustrations and specific recommendations.
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Biomechanics: Computer-Based Mechanotherapy
Volume 28 : Number 3 : Page 0 : Mar 1994
Biomechanics--the design and construction of the appliances used to produce desired tooth movements--is perceived by some orthodontists as an art rather than a science. However, it is difficult to tra...
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Word Processing: A Step Toward Painless Dental Communications
Volume 10 : Number 6 : Page 446 : Jun 1976
Dr. C.E. Kavanaugh is an orthodontist in Kansas City, and while his practice is specialized, many of its inherent problems are not. One particular problem is the need to constantly and consistently co...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Cottage Industry or Brave New World?
Volume 46 : Number 3 : Page 137 : Mar 2012
I recently began the rather onerous task of spring cleaning in my academic office--something I do at least every other decade, whether the office needs it or not. As I dug through piles of aging print...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Pushing the Extraction Envelope
Volume 49 : Number 5 : Page 297 : May 2015
It seems that the great extraction debate is an inherent artifact of the specialty of orthodontics. I took up the subject in JCO as recently as December 2014, when Drs. Daniel J. Rinchuse, Lauren Sigl...
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MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Volume 30 : Number 12 : Page 699 : Dec 1996
In the November 1995 issue of JCO, I introduced a group of articles by orthodontic staff members from around the country. I have received more positive comments on that column than on any before or si...
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JCO Interviews Roger L. Rusley on Practice Stimulation
Volume 15 : Number 2 : Page 124 : Feb 1981
GOTTLIEB Roger, Is there a general slowdown in orthodontic practices across the country?RUSLEY Yes. I believe that right now there is-a deferral of services. People are putting off having orthodontic ...
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Edit Your Own Practice Letters
Volume 21 : Number 12 : Page 0 : Dec 1987
Letters are potent image builders. Every letter is a chance to cement a relationship--or to aggravate a patient or referrer. Yet many orthodontists pay little attention to the letters that go out over...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
Volume 25 : Number 2 : Page 0 : Feb 1991
Have a Good DayA highly successful Seattle restaurateur named Timothy Firnstahl has a basic rule: Always deal with complaints before they're made." A corollary is: "Every customer must have a good exp...
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THE EDITOR'S CORNER
A Paradigm Shift in Cephalometric Imaging
Volume 37 : Number 4 : Page 181 : Apr 2003
Radiographic cephalometry has been our diagnostic workhorse for nearly three-quarters of a century--ever since Pacini first described a workable cephalostat and a radiographic protocol for anthropomet...
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