By Diego Tatis, DDS F rom the biomechanical view-point, the basic therapeutic goals in clinical practice are achieved in a simple, efficient and effective way when all the proce-dures involving dental movements are standardized. For that reason, the Orthokinetic treatment technique considers seven basic and simple biomechanical principles. These seven principles are easy to execute with high reproducibility and precision they are: ᕡ Having a single appliance prescription. ᕢ A minimized sequence and arch inventory. ᕣ Block retraction of both incisal and canine teeth. ᕤ The use of Orthokinetic archwires. ᕥ The use of Orthokinetic retraction systems. ᕦ Anterior torque control. ᕧ Horizontal and vertical anchor-age control. We will look in depth at the first five. Fig. 1 -Orthokinetic Appliance Prescription 1. Single Prescription of the Appliance Fig. 2 -Orthokinetic Archwires template, Orthokinetic archwires Red: Superior arch Black: Inferior arch) The use of one prescription of the 38 Summer 2016 JAOS
Journal of the American Orthodontic Society Summer 2016 / Buyer's Guide: Page 38
