Open AccessEn-masse Retraction of the Maxillary Anterior Teeth by Applying Force from Four Different Levels – A Finite Element Study
Author(s) -
K M Keluskar,
Vasisht Vn,
Siddharth Shashidhar Revankar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8408.4831
Subject(s) - sagittal plane , displacement (psychology) , intrusion , molar , dental alveolus , hook , orthodontics , anterior teeth , vertical plane , materials science , horizontal plane , dentistry , geology , geometry , mathematics , anatomy , medicine , engineering , structural engineering , psychology , geochemistry , psychotherapist
To find out if it is possible to control maxillary anterior teeth in sagittal and vertical plane during retraction by altering the vertical levels of force application in the posterior region, i.e. identifying the type of movement of the maxillary anterior teeth which occurs when force would be applied from four different levels i.e. High, Medium, and Low pull Implants and from a conventional Molar hook and also to quantify the retraction and intrusion components of force thus setting a guideline for the implant height placement.