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Molar uprighting using a newly designed segmental wire: a case report

Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Volume 38 (2022): Issue 2 (July 2022)
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Open Access
|Jul 2022

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Figure 1.

Illustration of the segmental wire with double-sided hooks and force application to the mesially angulated maxillary first molar for distal uprighting (yellow arrow).
Illustration of the segmental wire with double-sided hooks and force application to the mesially angulated maxillary first molar for distal uprighting (yellow arrow).

Figure 2.

Case 1. A and B, Pretreatment. C, Segmental wire application to distally upright the right first maxillary molar. D, Distal uprighting of the right first molar was fully achieved two months after treatment began. E and F, 24 months after treatment.
Case 1. A and B, Pretreatment. C, Segmental wire application to distally upright the right first maxillary molar. D, Distal uprighting of the right first molar was fully achieved two months after treatment began. E and F, 24 months after treatment.

Figure 3.

Case 2. A, Pretreatment. B, After 4 months of treatment, segmental wire application to the mesially angulated mandibular second molars. C, Post-treatment (after 24 months of treatment). D, After 26 months of retention.
Case 2. A, Pretreatment. B, After 4 months of treatment, segmental wire application to the mesially angulated mandibular second molars. C, Post-treatment (after 24 months of treatment). D, After 26 months of retention.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2022-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
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Language: English
Page range: 263 - 267
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2022
Published on: Jul 14, 2022
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2022 Seong-Min Bae, Ho-Jin Kim, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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