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LEVELLING AND ALIGNING PART TWO |
How the techniques shown in part one can be adapted to meet various clinical challenges, including the successful treatment of instanding incisors and impacted second molars.
Upper lateral incisors |
– effective mechanics for instanding laterals, avoiding wire bending – the advantages of bracket versatility and appropriate wire selection |
Lower incisors |
– making space for alignment in extraction and non-extraction cases – how to align the lower incisor roots using a ‘full thickness’ wire |
Lower second molars |
– adjusting bendback position and using ‘Re-Po’ for effective correction – appropriate tube selection when uprighting an impacted lower molar |
The progress review |
– the need for ideal bracket positioning before going to the working wires – the use of passive tiebacks for a month before efficient sliding mechanics |
