Open AccessAn effective way of reactivation of first class appliance
Author(s) -
Vipul Sharma,
Kirti Yadav,
Indira Chaturvedi,
TP Chaturvedi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/2321-1407.194791
Subject(s) - molar , maxillary molar , orthodontics , dentistry , class (philosophy) , buccal administration , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence
First class appliance produces rapid distalization of the maxillary first and second molars, even when the second molars are completely erupted. The range of molar distalization is 4-8 mm. It has both buccal and palatal component. Here, we are going to present a technique to reactivate a broken first class appliance for effective distalization