Mr Nairn's tutorials Flashcards
what is the index of orthodontic treatment need
- ranks malocclusion in terms of the significance of various occlusal traits for an individual’s health and perceived aesthetic impairment
- two components
- aesthetic component
- dental health component
what is this
Adams 64 pliers
what is this
Coil formers 65
what is this
wire cutters
what wire do we use in ortho
hard stainless steel
what is bending
rigid
what is manipulation
slowly following the curve
Problems with an overjet
- trauma
- aesthetic
- incompetant lips
- potential lip trap
What is the acronym used for designing URAs
ARAB
What does ARAB stand for
A: active component/s
R: retentive
A: anchorage
B: baseplate
What do we say for the active component
- component that will move the teeth through the application of force
- gauge of wire
what is the retentive component
- resistance to displacement forces
examples of retentive elements
- Adam’s clasps
- southend clasp
what are the 5 main displacement forces of a URA
- tongue
- gravity
- mastication
- talking
- the active component
What is anchorage
the resistance to unwanted tooth movement
3 functions of a base plate
- holds all components together
- helps with retention
- helps with anchorage
advantages of heat cure over self cure PMMA
- can control when it cures
- better polymerisation (all free monomer is used up, very little chance of allergic reaction)
- less shrinkage with heat cure
- stronger
disadvantage of heat cure PMMA
takes ages
so what is better, heat cure or self cure PMMA
heat cure is better but self care is satisfactory and a lot faster
what is the problem with anchorage
newton’s 3rd law
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for every force there is an opposite and equal reaction
e. g. 6mm OJ, over 6 months, the gap should become zero
Gives a gap of 6mm between lateral and canine. The canine has moved 6mm distally ?? But based on newtons 3rd law, if they cannot move, instead of canines moving back, everything else has moved forward. Forces have gone into the baseplate instead of the canines and everything else moves forward. This is a disaster and why anchorage is a nightmare becauses the overjet will now be 12mm. If you do this, contact indemnity.
how do you prevent having problems with anchorage
- aim for 1mm of tooth movement per month
- on every visit
- measure the gap (monthly basis)
- measure the overjet (if the appliance is working the overjet shouldn’t move)
- don’t move too many teeth at once
Advantages of URAs
- tipping of teeth
- excellent anchorage
- generally cheaper than fixed
- shorter chairside time required
- OH easier to maintain
- Non-destructive to tooth surface
- less specialised training required to manage
- can be easily adapted for overbite reduction
- can achieve block movements
Disadvantages of URAs
- less precise control of tooth movement
- can be easily removed by patient
- generally only 1-2 teeth can be moved at one time
- specialist technical staff required to construct the appliances
- rotations very difficult to correct
What is the function of an adam’s clasp
- retentive component for removable appliances
- achieves retention by utilising mesial and distal undercuts
advantages of adam’s clasps
- small and unobtrusive
- can be used on permanent, primary and partially erupted teeth
- the bridge provides site of removal
what active component might you use when constructing a URA to retract 13 and 23 after extracting 1st premolars
13 +23 palatal finger springs and guards; 0.5mm HSSW
What to do when fitting the appliance for the 1st time
- ensure it’s the right appliance for the right patient
- make sure it’s what you asked for (matches the prescription)
- run finger around the fitting surface ensuring no areas of sharpness or bits of wire that could traumatise the patient
- check the integrity of the appliance (no damage to the wire or work hardening)
- try it on patient and make sure there are no signs of blanching (areas that could traumatise the patient)
- check posterior and anterior retention
How do you activate the appliance
- know what tooth movement we’re trying to achieve
- once you get the appliance get it working from day 1 or will just extend treatment
- activate to induce 1mm of tooth movement per month
- demonstrate to patient the correct way to insert and remove the appliance and then get them to demonstrate it back to you
- book review appointment for every 4-6 weeks
- you have to activate it every time 1mm moves
How do teeth move
- force exerted creates pressure which causes the bone around the tooth to remodel
- bone is selectively removed in some areas and added in others
- the remodelling of the bone is controlled by the PDL fibres
- we want frontal resorption by stimulating osteoblasts and osteoclasts
what do we use to reduce the overbite
flat anterior bite-plane (FABP)
how big should the flat anterior bite plane be
overjet + 3mm
how does the flat anterior bite plane work
Build up an area anteiorrly
When the pt bites together it props the bite open slightly
Therefore it opens the posteriors
Now created a temporary open bite
Over period of time the posterior teeth will continue to erupt (not over erupt as bone will still remodel in soft tissue in younger patients)
Mainly the lowers which go up rather than the uppers going down as you have the appliance which tends to hold in position
why does the flat anterior bite plane need to be overjet +3mm big
If the +3mm wasn’t there could very easily have the lower teeth go behind and push them backwards which would increase the overjet
what are flat anterior bite planes only ever used in?
the correction of overbite
why do flat anterior bite planes only work in younger patient
Over period of time the posterior teeth will continue to erupt (not over erupt as bone will still remodel in soft tissue in younger patients)
Mainly the lowers which go up rather than the uppers going down as you have the appliance which tends to hold in position
what are some uses of study models
- looking for diagnosis
- forming treatment plan
- designing appliances
- 3D representation of dentition
- record keeping
- can measure how successful treatment has been
- evaluating treatmnt
- have an idea of what treatment could end up like
- medico legal reasons
- patient motivation
What gauge of wire do retentive components have
0.7mm HSSW
includes: Adam’s clasps, southend clasps and labial bows
n. b Adam’s clasps - 0.6mm HSSW on primary teeth
What gauge of wire do Active components have
0.5mm HSSW
includes: finger springs + guard, Z-springs, flapper sprints, T springs, Buccal canine retractor and roberts retractor