Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade: Easy Rotation of Anterior Teeth

By placing buttons on the opposite surfaces of a rotated anterior tooth (Figure 1a) and attaching the buttons with powerchain (Figure 1b) to the adjacent teeth attachments, a rotated tooth can be...

Tricks of the trade: molar distalization with double loop archwire distalizer

The engagement of the omega loop into the tube of the second molar compresses the open vertical loop, and so the deactivation of the open loop distally drives the second molar. The 20° bend produces a...