18 Flashcards
What material are Orthodontic Bands made of?
Stainless steel
What are the different parts of the molar band? (Label)
- Slot: Wire
- Headgear Tube: Headgear Attachment
- Axillary Tube
- Hook: Should be gingivally placed
- Lingual attachment (not shown)
What are the different parts of the Bracket? (label)
- Meshwork: Increase SA for bonding the cement
- Base: holds everything together
- Slot: Where the wire goes
- Wings: For bands to hold ortho wires in place
- Hooks: For rubber bands for elastic therapy
What material are Orthodontic Brackets made of?
Stainless Steel
Why do we band teeth?
So we can move teeth in certain ways
* ex: Couple
Couple
Produced by putting an equal force on the F & L in opposite directions
* causes a clockwise rotation of the tooth
If the tooth is at an odd angle–>Counter clockwise rotation
Banding Indications
- Heavy forces are planned (ex: going to use Headgear)
- Short clinical crowns
- Rotation control (COUPLE) needed (Rotatio of the tooth is needed)
- Extensive restorations are present(porcelain, gold or amalgam)
What are the 3 major steps for banding?
- Seperate
- Fit on cast then intraorally
- Cement
1st order vs 2nd order vs 3rd order bends
1st order bends:
* faciolingual (in-out) bends
2nd order bends:
* mesiodistal or tip bends
3rd order bends:
* torque bends
Indications for Bonding vs Bonding ALL TEETH
Bonding:
* When orthodontically treating malocclusion
Bonding ALL TEETH:
* Guarding against Decreased oral hygiene
* No need for heavy twisting or shearing forces during treatment (Ex: Headgear treatment)
What are the steps in bonding brackets?
- Remove plaque
- Isolate
- Etch
- Prime
- Place resin on bracket outside of mouth & place bracket on tooth
- Remove Flash (Excess composite)
- Light cure
What is the function of etch?
30-40% Phosphoric acid
* forms microscopic irregularities
* Increase Bonding SA
* create mechanical tags in the enamel (Enamel Tags?)
What is the function of the Primer?
- Increase Bond strength
- Decrease microleage
- Decreaes need for strick moisture control
Boone Guage
Bracket positioning guage
* Proper position of bracket on tooth
* measures the distance from the slot of the bracket to the prescribed vertical height (Non-abraded incisal edge)
Ensures the bracket is placed:
* in the center mesiodistally
* Centrally aligned w/the long axis of the tooth
What is the tooth numbering system in ortho?
Palmar Notation