Lec 3: Molar Bands Flashcards
Passive components that provide space for fixing various attachments onto the teeth.
Bands
Molar bands are made of?
Soft stainless steel
Bands are fabricated in away that some portion of the cusps should be visible and the band should be cemented into _________ of the crown.
Middle third
2 types of bands according to availability?
1) Custom-made bands
2) Preformed seamless bands
Where bands are fabricated as a chair side procedure, with the presence of the patient.
Direct banding procedure
Where bands are fabricated on the diagnostic cast of the patient in the laboratory.
Indirect banding procedure
5 steps in banding molar bands?
- Separation of teeth
- Selection of band material
- Pinching of the band
- Fixing attachments
- Cementation of the band
For attachment of elastics / elastomerics.
Lingual buttons
Type of lingual buttons:
For centering on molars.
Flat-based
Type of lingual buttons:
For mesial / distal placement of molars.
Curved-based
Type of lingual buttons:
For premolars.
Extra-curved based
For attaching accessories (transpalatal arches, Quad helix, NITI molar rotators, expanders)
Lingual sheaths
Bonded in the center with the ends being open; for engaging elastics/elastomerics.
Lingual cleats
Hollow in the center; two sides are welded.; For tying elastic threads / ligature wires.
Lingual eyelets
Small balls attached to weldable flat arm; to engage elastic/elastomerics from lingual aspect.
Lingual ball end hooks
