Open AccessCanine extrusion with a vertical tube supported cantilever spring
Author(s) -
UH Vijayashree,
Vikram Pai
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/2321-1407.199179
Subject(s) - maxillary canine , cantilever , spring (device) , tube (container) , orthodontics , dentistry , extrusion , resorption , medicine , materials science , root resorption , arch , composite material , structural engineering , engineering , pathology
Maxillary canine is the most frequently impacted tooth in the dental arch and twice common in females than in males. Treatment of impacted maxillary canine can be difficult and time consuming, depending on its position. Improper direction and magnitude of applied force can lead to increased chances of adjacent tooth resorption. This article describes about a simple cantilever spring that can be fabricated at chair side for extrusion of a bucally impacted canine