: to compare the aligning efficiency, pain experienced by patient during alignment and post third order values of anterior teeth in I arch (study) group conventional NiTi (control) wire group. A prospective clinical study. total 40 dental arches (maxilla/mandible) were divided into 2 study groups with 20 each based on selection criteria. Group I. Twenty (maxillary/mandibular) having 0.018” prea...

Introduction: Class III skeletal malocclusion in adult patients presents mainly two treatment options: the surgical-orthodontic approach or compensatory treatment. Case Report: In present report, it was described case of a 23-year-old male patient who presented associated with anterior open bite. The refused treatment. Thus, orthodontic performed biofunctional technique, consisting preadjusted...

AIM The aim of this study is to present a case of large maxillary median diastema closed by bodily movement of central incisors using Bapat power arm (BPA). MATERIALS AND METHODS After extraction of mesiodens, a power chain with a force of 120 gm was applied to BPA ligated to preadjusted edgewise brackets bonded to maxillary central incisors to move them over round steel wire for closure of r...

This study was conducted to determine the accuracy of bracket placement with the direct bonded technique. Ten orthodontic faculty members bonded a preadjusted orthodontic appliance on models of five cases of malocclusion in a simulated clinical situation (mannequin). A total of 50 sets of models served as the population of the study. Photographs of the models were measured to determine vertical...

BACKGROUND In straight wire preadjusted appliances, all the information required to position the teeth in three planes is included in the brackets placed at the midpoint of the facial axis of the clinical crown, defined by facial axis point (FA). Central to this technique is the bracket placement.Preadjusted orthodontic appliances cannot get the right tooth position with a straight wire because...

BACKGROUND the aim of this study is to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of McLaughlin, Bennett, and Trevisi (MBT) brackets manufactured by two different companies (American Orthodontics and Ortho Organizers) and determine variations in incorporation of values in relation to tip and torque in these products. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the present analytical/descriptive study, 64 maxillary right...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the degree of external apical root resorption (EARR) in patients treated with self-ligating Damon appliances and with conventional preadjusted appliances. METHODS The sample comprised 52 patients, divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 25 patients treated with self-ligating Damon appliances, with an initial age of 16.04 years, final age o...

abstract background: the aim of this study is to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of mbt (mclaughlin, bennett and trevisi ) brackets manufactured by two different companies (american orthodontics and ortho organizers) and determine variations in incorporation of values in relation to tip and torque in these products. methods: in the present analytical/descriptive study, sixty-four maxillary ri...