🚨Precision Cuts vs. Buttons: Making the Right Choice in Aligner Therapy🚨

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  🚨Precision Cuts vs. Buttons: Making the Right Choice in Aligner Therapy🚨 As an orthodontist working with both fixed appliances and aligners, one of the most common clinical decisions faced is: When precision cuts and buttons should be used ? Through understanding of the fundementals of biomechanics in orthodontics, this comparison might help you in your cases: Precision Cuts - ✓ The preferred choice for Class II correction and deep bite cases ✓ Particularly effective for preventing unwanted retroclination ✓ Patient-friendly with no additional bonding required ✓ Biomechanical insight: Functions similarly to applying elastics on rectangular heavy wires in fixed appliances, offering excellent torque control and equally distibuted forces. Buttons - ✓ For combined movements: extrusions, rotations, and significant root control ✓ Requires bonding (which can be a patient compliance consideration) ✓ Delivers direct force application when needed ✓ Biomechanical...

Comparison of anterior retraction and anchorage control between en masse retraction and two-step retraction (Summary)

 



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  Orthodontic treatment often involves the extraction of teeth to create space for proper alignment. However, closing the extraction spaces can be challenging, and different techniques have been developed to achieve this goal. This study compared two such techniques: en masse retraction (ER) and two-step retraction (TSR).

 En masse retraction involves moving all the teeth in the extraction space as a single unit, while two-step retraction involves moving the posterior teeth first and then the anterior teeth. The study aimed to determine which technique was more effective in closing extraction spaces in adult patients. 

 The study found that both ER and TSR were effective in closing extraction spaces, with no significant differences in the amount of incisor retraction or anchorage loss of molars between the two methods. However, both methods resulted in some movement of the posterior segment, and incisors moved more than molars during space closure. 

 The study challenges the belief that TSR is more effective in preventing anchorage loss and suggests that using ER should be considered for closing extraction spaces unless anterior crowding is present. Additional anchorage reinforcement may be required if more retraction of the anterior teeth is needed. The study also found that changes in incisor and molar tipping were similar, with the crowns showing more movement than the apex. This finding suggests that clinicians should be aware of the potential for crown tipping during space closure and take steps to minimize it. 

 Overall, the study provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of different techniques for closing extraction spaces in orthodontic treatment. Clinicians can use this information to make informed decisions about which technique to use based on the specific needs of each patient.t.

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