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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 Amendment No. 1

                             APPLE ORTHODONTIX, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Class A Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   037849-10-6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Bruce Berkowitz
                             100 Jericho Quadrangle
                                    Suite 212
                             Jericho, New York 11753
                                 (212) 319-4100

                                -with copies to-

                            Joseph F. Mazzella, Esq.
                             Lane Altman & Owens LLP
                               101 Federal Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                                 (617) 345-9800
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  June 4, 1997
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is not
required  only if the  reporting  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.) [ ]

NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13-d(a)  for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).







                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.       037849-10-6                        Page    2    of     6  Pages
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1   Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person     Joel M. Greenblatt
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2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                  (a) |_|
                                                                       (b) |X|
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3   SEC Use Only
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4   Source of Funds*         AF
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5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to
    Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                                     [ ] 
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6   Citizenship or Place of Organization         USA
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  Number of                   7     Sole Voting Power           0
  Shares                      __________________________________________________
  Beneficially                8     Shared Voting Power         294,900
  Owned by                    __________________________________________________
  Each                        9     Sole Dispositive Power      0
  Reporting                   __________________________________________________
  Person With                 10  Shared Dispositive Power      294,900
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11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person         294,900
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12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*  [ ] 
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13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                     4.62%
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14  Type of Reporting Person*        IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.




                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.       037849-10-6                       Page    3    of     6    Pages
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1   Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person          Daniel L. Nir
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2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*                   (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|
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3   SEC Use Only
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4   Source of Funds*               AF
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5   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceeding is Required Pursuant to
    Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                                       [ ]
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6   Citizenship or Place of Organization      USA
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  Number of                   7     Sole Voting Power             0
  Shares                      __________________________________________________
  Beneficially                8     Shared Voting Power           294,900
  Owned by                    __________________________________________________
  Each                        9     Sole Dispositive Power        0
  Reporting                   __________________________________________________
  Person With                 10  Shared Dispositive Power        294,900
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11  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person  294,900
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12  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*   [ ]
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13  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)         4.62%
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14  Type of Reporting Person*        IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.








CUSIP No.       037849-10-6                     Page    4    of     6    Pages
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THIS  AMENDMENT  NO. 1  RELATES  TO THE  SCHEDULE  13D  FILED ON  BEHALF  OF THE
REPORTING PERSONS ON JUNE 2, 1997. ITEM 5 OF SAID SCHEDULE 13D IS HEREBY DELETED
IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACED WITH THE TEXT OF ITEM 5 SET FORTH HEREINBELOW. ITEM
7 IS  MODIFIED  AS SET  FORTH  HEREIN.  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  DEFINED  HEREIN,  ALL
CAPITALIZED  TERMS USED HEREIN  SHALL HAVE THE MEANING  ASCRIBED TO THEM IN SAID
SCHEDULE 13D.


ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         (a) As a result of the  disposition as of the close of business on June
5, 1997 of an aggregate 55,100 shares, the beneficial  ownership by each of Joel
M.  Greenblatt  and  Daniel L. Nir of Common  Stock of the Issuer as of the date
hereof is less than five percent (5%). Specifically, the beneficial ownership of
each of the Reporting Persons is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


        No. of Shares Deemed                  Nature of Ownership                  Percentage of Class
      to be Beneficially Owned:              -------------------                  -------------------
      -------------------------
      

              <S>                    <C>                                                 <C>  
              100,300                 The record ownership and economic interest          1.57%
                                      in such  shares  is held  by  Alfred  LLC. 
                                      Messrs.  Greenblatt  and Nir are  managing 
                                      members of Alfred LLC and, therefore,  may 
                                      be  deemed  to  have  indirect  beneficial 
                                      ownership   of,  and  shared   voting  and 
                                      dispositive  power with  respect  to, such 
                                      shares.                                    
                                       


                                      

               194,600                The record ownership and economic interest           3.05%
                                      in such  shares  is held  by  Gotham  III. 
                                      Messrs.  Greenblatt  and Nir  are  general 
                                      partners of Gotham III and, therefore, may 
                                      be  deemed  to  have  indirect  beneficial 
                                      ownership   of,  and  shared   voting  and 
                                      dispositive  power with  respect  to, such 
                                      shares.                                    
                                      

           ==============                                                            ===============
               294,900                                                                    4.62%

</TABLE>

         Under  Section  13(d) of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended,  and the rules and regulations  thereunder,  as a result of the control
relationships  described  above,  Joel M.  Greenblatt  may be  deemed  to be the
beneficial  owner of 294,900  shares  (4.62%) of the Common Stock of the Issuer.
Joel M. Greenblatt does not  beneficially  own any shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer other than through his interests as a general  partner or managing member
as aforesaid,  and he does not have exclusive  voting or dispositive  power over
any such shares.

         Under  Section  13(d) of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934,  as
amended,  and the rules and regulations  thereunder,  as a result of the control
relationships  described above, Daniel L. Nir may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 294,900 shares (4.62%) of the Common Stock of the Issuer. Daniel L. Nir
does not  beneficially  own any shares of the Common  Stock of Issuer other than
through his interests as a general partner or managing member as aforesaid,  and
he does not have exclusive voting or dispositive power over any such shares.





CUSIP No.       037849-10-6                       Page    5    of     6    Pages
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         The  number  of  shares   beneficially  owned  and  the  percentage  of
outstanding  shares represented  thereby,  for each of the Reporting Persons and
other  entities,  have been  computed  in  accordance  with Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended.  The  percentages  of  ownership
described above are based on information in the Issuer's final  Prospectus dated
May 22, 1997,  and other  information  obtained  from the Issuer on May 30, 1997
indicating  that  there  are  6,376,483  shares of  Common  Stock of the  Issuer
outstanding.

         (b)  Alfred  LLC and  Gotham  III each have the sole  power to vote and
dispose  of the  Common  Stock of the Issuer  beneficially  owned by them.  Such
voting and  dispositive  power may be  exercised  on behalf of Alfred LLC by its
Managing Members and on behalf of Gotham III by either of its general  partners.
Both Joel M. Greenblatt and Daniel L. Nir are the general partners of Gotham III
and the managing members of Alfred LLC. Therefore, Joel M. Greenblatt and Daniel
L. Nir may be deemed to each have shared voting and  dispositive  power over the
294,900 shares (4.62%) of the Common Stock of the Issuer  beneficially  owned in
the aggregate by Gotham III and Alfred LLC.

         (c)  Transactions  in the  securities of the Issuer  reported on herein
which have been effected in the past sixty days by the Reporting  Persons are as
follows (all such  transactions  were open market  acquisitions  or sales,  with
sales being shown in parenthesis):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

     Reporting Person             Date            No. of Shares        Price per Share           Total
     ----------------             ----            -------------        ---------------           -----

<S>                              <C>                <C>                      <C>            <C>     
        Alfred LLC               5/22/97             119,000                     7.0000         $833,000
                                 6/04/97            (16,700)                   (12.0801)     ($201,737.67)
                                 6/05/97             (2,000)                   (11.2708)     ($ 22,541.60)

        Gotham III               5/22/97             231,000                     7.0000        $1,617,000
                                 6/04/97            (32,400)                  (12.0801)      ($391,395.24)
                                 6/05/97            ( 4,000)                  (11.2708)      ($ 45,083.20)

     (d) Not Applicable.

     (e) Not Applicable.

</TABLE>

ITEM 7.         MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

         Exhibit A.  Agreement of Joint Filing -- Incorporated  by  reference to
                                                  Exhibit  A  attached   to  the
                                                  Schedule  13D  filed  with the
                                                  Securities     and    Exchange
                                                  Commission on June 2, 1997.






CUSIP No.       037849-10-6                       Page    6    of     6    Pages
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After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,  we each
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct. This statement may be executed in multiple counterparts,  each of which
shall  be  deemed  an  original  and  all of  which  shall  constitute  one  (1)
instrument.


                                            /s/ Joel M. Greenblatt
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                                            Joel M. Greenblatt


                                            /s/ Daniel L. Nir
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Daniel L. Nir


Date: June 6, 1997




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