ORTHOBITES “I also employ ¼” light (2.5-3 oz) cross arch elastics – two per side – the first beginning on the upper canine to lower first bi to upper first bi, and the second elastic from the lower second bi to the upper second bi to the lower first molar. This accomplishes two things: it socks the premolars into maximum occlusion which is the key to stability and it also creates some buccal root torque in the premolars, one of the six keys to occlusion. I instruct the patient to wear these for one month.” round wire, while they are aligned in a nice arch form, however, the horizontal planes are not necessarily aligned –the bracket slots – in the same plane. This arch wire is easy to place and aligns the molar slots into the same plane. Fig. 8 is .016 x .022 stainless steel. Again, it Fig. 6 patient in .020 stainless steel previously, I went to the .016 x .022 Nitinol Arch Wire (Fig. 7). I love this arch wire. It is a great wire for assistants and beginning doctors to learn how to place rectangular arch wires. Also because the first and second molars have been in Fig. 7 Fig. 9 Fig. 8 Fig. 10 16 March/April 2012 JAOS
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