ANCHORAGE IN ORTHODONTICS Flashcards
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Resistance to unwanted movement
ANCHORAGE IN ORTHODONTICS
“the resistance to unwanted tooth movement”. (Profitt)
ANCHORAGE
ACCORDING TO SITE:
Intra-oral sources
Extra-oral sources
Teeth
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
A
Alveolar bone
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
A
Cortical bone
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
A
Basal jaw bone
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
A
Musculature
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
A
Cervical
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Occipital
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Cranial
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Facial
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Frontal bone, Mandibular symphysis
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Back of the neck (cervical bone)
A. Intra-oral sources
B. Extra-oral sources
B
Anchor teeth are moved to _____ at old EXO sites
cortical bone
T/f
Cortical
tooth movement is fast as roots encounter cortical bone along resorbed alveolar ridge
F
(tooth movement is SLOWED as roots encounter cortical bone along resorbed alveolar ridge)
MANNER OF APPLICATION OF FORCE
- SIMPLE
- STATIONARY
- RECIPROCAL
Greater number of teeth to move a single tooth
A. SIMPLE
B. STATIONARY
C. RECIPROCAL
A
active movement of one tooth versus several anchor teeth.
A. SIMPLE
B. STATIONARY
C. RECIPROCAL
A
Application of force displaced the anchor units in the same plane of space from which the force is applied
•putting bodily
A. SIMPLE
B. STATIONARY
C. RECIPROCAL
B
•Two teeth or resistance
units of equal size
•moved against each
other
A. SIMPLE
B. STATIONARY
C. RECIPROCAL
C
move the same amount toward or away from each other
A. SIMPLE
B. STATIONARY
C. RECIPROCAL
C
ACCORDING TO THE JAWS INVOLVED
- INTERMAXILLARY
- INTRAMAXILLARY
anchorage units in one jaw provide the force to move teeth in the same jaw
A. INTERMAXILLARY ANCHORAGE
B. INTRAMAXILLARY ANCHORAGE
B