MK Versatile spring: A Novel approach for intraoral maxillary molar distalization

A new approach in maxillary molar distalization: intraoral bodily molar distalizer.

The objectives of our study were to achieve bodily molar distalization, avoid distal tipping of molars, eliminate the need for patient cooperation (no headgear, no elastics, and no esthetic and social concern), and finally to minimize the treatment period and maximize the treatment efficiency. The study was carried out on 5 males and 10 females, a total of 15 patients. Mean age for the study gr...

Zygoma-gear appliance for intraoral upper molar distalization

195 a Assistant Professor, Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Orthodontics, Trabzon, Turkey. b Assistant Professor, Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Oral Surgery, Trabzon, Turkey. Corresponding author: Mehmet Bayram. Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Orthodontics, Trabzon, Black Sea 61080, Turkey. +90 462 3774724; e-mail, [email protected]. Received Ja...

Slow and continuous maxillary expansion, molar rotation, and molar distalization.

Intra-arch maxillary molar distalization appliances for Class II correction.

C II malocclusion, which affects approximately one-third of patients seeking orthodontic treatment, often reflects both dental and skeletal deviations from the norm.1-3 Because it frequently involves excessive overjet,4 it is easily recognized by lay persons, leading to its overrepresentation in orthodontic practices. According to the National Health and Nutrition Estimates Survey III, in which...

Treatment effects of intraoral appliances with conventional anchorage designs for non-compliance maxillary molar distalization: a literature review.

Since the end of the 1970s, various appliances with intramaxillary anchorage for distalization of the upper molars have been described as an alternative to headgear. The major advantages of these innovative appliances are that they act permanently and are independent of patient compliance. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency, both quantitatively and qualitatively, of various...