Tag Archives: archwire
Eruption of an Impacted Canine with a Semi-fixed Appliance
February 2010
Since canines present with a high demand on aesthetic and functional requirements, alignment of impacted canines into the arch is the best treatment approach. In the present case a semi-fixed appliance was used to bring the impacted canines into place followed by a fixed appliance mechanotherapy.
A Simple and Rapid Method of Molar Uprighting: Case Report
November 2009
Mesial tipping of upper first molars is a very common finding during the en-masse retraction of maxillary incisors. Uprighting a tipped molar by using an uprighting spring is a fundamental orthodontic treatment technique.
What’s Really New in Orthodontics
October 1999
Many innovations have enhanced the profession of orthodontics since the days of Edward H. Angle. By 1928 he had already added the edgewise mechanism to his pin and tube and ribbon arch appliances.
