Orthodontic Appliances & Treatments Flashcards
(22 cards)
Double Helical Cantilever
Tx – Anterior Crossbite
Facially tips the maxillary retroclined central incisors
Bonded Fixed Appliance
Anterior Crossbite
Facially tips maxillary retroclined central incisors
Rotates maxillary incisors
Bodily movement of maxillary incisors
Rapid Palatal Expansion (RPE)
Maxillary Constriction
Expands the palate
Slow Palatal Expansion (SPE)
Maxillary Constriction
Expands the palate
W-arch
Bilateral Maxillary Constriction
Expands the palate
Buccally tips maxillary posterior teeth
50/50 dental/skeletal effect
Quad Helix
Bilateral Maxillary Constriction
Expands the palate
Buccally tips maxillary posterior teeth
50/50 dental/skeletal effect
Cross Elastics
Posterior Crossbite
Extrusion & crossbite correction
Anterior Vertical Elastics
Dental Open Bite
Eruption of anterior teeth
High Pull Headgear
Dental Open Bite
Intrusion of posterior teeth
Anterior Bite Plane
Dental Deep Bite
Eruption of posterior teeth
Upper Intrusion Arch
Dental Deep Bite
Intrusion of maxillary anterior teeth
Lower Intrusion Arch
Dental Deep Bite
Intrusion of the mandibular anterior teeth
Active Lingual Arch
Anterior Crowding
Facial tipping of incisors
Also leads to distal tipping of molar (anchor tooth)
Lip Bumpers
Lower Anterior OR Buccal Segment Crowding
Facial tipping of incisors
Distal Tip of molar
Bonded Fixed Appliance (Lower Anterior OR Buccal Segment Crowding)
Tipping & bodily movements
Rotations possible
Midline shift possible
Headgear
Buccal Segment Crowding (maxillary arch only)
Molar movement distally and/or buccally
Brass Wire
Moderate Localized Space Discrepancy
Placed between contacts – pushes permanent molar distally
Band & Spring
Moderate Localized Space Discrepancy
Primary molar banded - spring pushes permanent (erupting) molar back
Uncontrolled distal crown tip
Modified Band & Spring
Moderate Localized Space Discrepancy
Tooth banded and bent wire used as spring
Bonded Spring
Moderate Localized Space Discrepancy
Brackets bonded on teeth with spring in-between
Hawley Finger Spring
Space Discrepancy
Maintains posterior space for erupting teeth
Nance Appliance
Space regaining for posterior tooth loss
anchorage via nance button on palate
