Mental Dental Orthodontics
Mental Dental Orthodontics
Mental Dental Orthodontics
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Growth and Development
Patterns of Growth and Development
Cephalocaudal Growth = Body parts closer to the cranium grow faster earlier while parts further from the
Gradient cranium grow more later on
*Neural and lymphoid tissues grow lots really early on and taper or ↓ until
pubertal growth spurt*
**Also note that the Maxilla follows closer to the Neural growth curve vs
Mandible is closer to General Body Tissues-> Because its closer to the brain
(Cephalocaudal growth gradient)
Human Growth Curves Distance Curve = Tracks actual height each year (like the marking your height on the doorframe)
- Distance
- Velocity Velocity = Change in height (rate of change)
Growth Spurts:
- Girls peak ~ 12years old (9-13)
- Boys Peak ~14 years old (12-17)
Growth Timing
Chronologic Age Not the most accurate
Dental Age = State of dental development (how many teeth do they have)
- Also a poor method
Skeletal Age CVM Staging (Cervical-Vertebral Maturation) -> Can use lateral Ceph or Pan to assess this
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How does Growth Happen?
Sites Centers
= Location where growth is occurring = Site that has the ability to control its own growth
- Sutures, Surfaces, Mandibular Condyles etc - Synchondroses are the only true growth centers in the head
eg-suture surfaces condyles are growth centre
Modes of Growth
Endochondral Ossification = Interstitial Growth
- Growth from the inside -> results from increased length of bones
- Under more genetic control
Where:
- Epiphyseal plates of long bones
- Synchondroses of the cranial base
- Condylar cartilage of the mandible
Intramembranous Ossification = Appositional Growth
- Growth from the outside -> results in ↑ thickness/diameter of bone
Location:
- Sutures, Surfaces of cranial vault, maxilla etc
Growth Theories
**All 3 theories kinda worth together
Suture Theory = Direct genetic control determines how bone will grow and sutures are the growth centers
- Mostly debunked skull bone grow apart and bone
suture are growth sites not centre deposited
- Sutures are reactive, not proactive -> therefore they are sites in suture area as a result
Cartilage Theory = Cartilage pushes and pulls things apart.
- Some evidence for this - Cartilage is the growth center and bone follows
Functional Matrix = Environmental growth control
- Good evidence to this - Chewing speaking etc cause the nasal and oral cavities to get bigger
- Soft tissue matrix = growth center and bone/cartilage follows
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Craniofacial Growth
synchondrosis is a temporary type of joint where the connecting
material between the bone is hyaline cartilage.
suture where two bones are joined together by fibrous
connective tissue.
Cranial Base (2) = Ethmoid, Sphenoid, and Occipital Bones (These begin as cartilage)
- Endochondral Ossification occurs at synchondroses
Synchondroses:
- Intersphenoid -> Inactive by 3yrs
- Spheno-ethmoid -> Inactive by 7
- Spheno-occipical -> Inactive later
Maxilla (4) = Intramembranous ossification at sutures:
- Posterior and Superior to maxilla
Result: Downward and forward translation away from the cranial base
Mandible (3) Embryonic development, lateral to 1st Pharyngeal arch (Meckles Cartilage):
Intramembranous ossification -> Creates embryonic Ramus and mandible (beside Meckles cartilage)
Endochondral Ossification -> Creates Condylar cartilage, this cartilage persists
as a growth site as the mandible grows down and forward
- The ramus and Condyle then fuses at 4 months in utero
Meckels Cartilage disintegrates to form the malleus and Incus of the ear, and
sphenomandibular ligament
- Is not replaced by bone
Growth Rotation
- Can rotate open, or closed
- If Condylar growth = same rate as molar eruption -> Down and Forward
- If condylar growth > molar eruption -> Closing rotation
- Short Face, Deep Bite tendency
- If condylar growth < molar eruption -> Opening rotation
- Long Face, Skeletal open bite tendency
planes of growth
width(tansverse)-10-12 year
length(anteroposterior)-14-16
height(vertical)-18-20
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Craniofacial Abnormalities
5 Stages of Embryonic Craniofacial Development
Stage Time (in Utero) Abnormalities
Neural Crest Problems 1. Germ Layer Formation Day 17 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
2. Neural Tube Formation Days 18-23 Anencephaly
3. Migration of Neural Crest Cells Days 19-28 Hemifacial microsomis
Treacher Collins Syndrome
(Mandibulofacial dysostosis)
Lack of Fusion 4. Organ System Formation Days 28-38 (Week 4-5) Cleft Lip
4a. Primary Palate Week 6 Cleft Palate
4b. Secondary Palate Week 6
Suture Problems 5. Final Differentiation of Tissues Day 50-Birth Crouzon’s Syndrome
(Craniosynostosis),
Achondroplasia
Syndrome = Pattern of anomalies that occur together in a predictable fashion due to single etiology (usually genetic)
- Like a recipie from a cookbook
Sequence = Group of related anomalies that stem from s single major anomaly that alters the development of its surrounding
structures
- Like a row of dominoes
Abnormalities
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Cause:
- Exposure to high levels of ethanol during early development
S/S
- CNS problems -> Deficiency in neural plate tissues (abnormal brain development and microcephaly -> small
head)
- Midface deficiency -> Smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, small parpebral fissues
- ↑ chance of cleft lip
Treacher Collins = Genetic mutation altering development of neural crest cells affecting the development of facial bones and tissues
Syndrome
(mandibulofacial S/S:
dysostosis - Underdeveloped mandible
- Downslanted palpebral fissures
- Cleft Palate (35%)
- Microtia (Small Ear)
S/S:
- Ear and mandibular ramus are deficient on the affected side
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Trisomy 21 (Downs = Non-disjunction leading to extra chromosome 21
Syndrome)
S/S:
- Midface Deficiency
- Upslanted palpebral fissures
- No ↑ caries risk
- ↑ perio risk
Cleft Lip & Palate Cleft = failure of fusion of tissues during early development
Cleft Lip:
- Weeks 4-6 weeks in utero
- Lack of fusion btwn Medial Nasal Prominence + Maxillary Prominence Anteriorly
- Usually off midline, and usually unilateral (can be bilateral though)
+/-
Cleft Palate:
- Weeks 6-8 in utero
- Lack of fusion btwn Medial Nasal Prominence + Maxillary Prominence Posteriorly
- Primary Palate carries Lateral incisor to lateral incisor -> This is why cleft palate Patients typically are
missing their laterals
- Complete Cleft Palate -> Primary and secondary palate both fail to fuse
incomplete palate-palatal shelves fail to fuse with one another in between(green part)
*Tend to be Class III w/ deficient maxilla complete palate-in addition to above palatal shelve fail to fuse with primary palate
S/S:
- Brachycephalic (Short Skull)
- Midface deficiency
- Frontal bossing (prominent forehead)
- Hypertelorism = Wide separated eyes
- Proptosis = Bulging eyes
- Class III Occlusion
Alpert Syndrome Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
(Acrocephalosyndactyly)
Craniosynostosis as well
- Similar features to Crouzon…except (see below)
S/S:
- Acrocephalic (Tall Skull)
- Byzantine Arch (narrow palate with high vault)
- Syndactyly (Fusion of fingers and toes)
Hurler & Hunters = Build up to Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in lysosomes due to enzyme deficiency
Syndrome
(Mucopolysaccharidosis) “Hurl…vomiting…GAG”
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Development of Occlusion
4 stages:
Gum Pad Stage Ends with the eruption of the 1st primary tooth
(Birth to 6 months) Future positions of teeth can be seen in elevations and grooves
present on the alveolar ridges
- Lateral Sulcus (more prominent groove) separates
primary canine from primary 1st molar
Primary Dentition First Primary tooth coming in to first Permanent tooth coming in
(6m to 6yr)
Typically:
- Minimal OB and OJ (sometimes edge to edge)
- Spacing is normal
Leeway Spacing = Difference of the combined M-D width of primary C, D, E and the M-D
with of the Permanent 3, 4, 5
- This gains us space -> Permanent premolars are smaller than
the primary molars they replace
Mixed Dentition Stage Ends with the exfoliation of the last primary tooth
(6yrs – 12 yrs) - Interdental, Primate and Leeway spaces all close
- Molar relationship will “transition” to Class I, II, III -> From the Terminal plane relationship
Anterior Transition
- Permanent tooth buds are Lingual and Apical to the primary counterparts
- Incisors tend to erupt lingually -> EXCEPT for Max. Centrals (Pushed labially by the tongue and they erupt)
- Canines tend to erupt labially as well
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Posterior Transition
- Permanent 1st molars are guided into position by the terminal plane
- Flush Terminal plane becomes Class I by differential teeth shift and
differential jaw growth
- Early mesial shift of 1st molars to close the primatE space
(around 6 years old)
- Late mesial shift of the 2nd molars to close Leeway space
(around 12 years)
- Late mandibular growth (cephalocaudal growth pattern)
**Need Lower 4 incisors all erupted before you can do this method**
Tanaka-Johnston Method = Sum width of mandibular incisors (put into equation)
- Maxillary: Sum of 4 Md incisors/2 + 11 = 1 buccal segment (canine both
premolars
- Mandibular: Sum of 4 Md incisors/2 + 10.5 = 1 buccal segment
Moyer’s Method = Sum with of Mandibular incisors -> Refer to the prediction table
Permanent Dentition = Only permanent teeth in arch
(12 years – death or
edentulism) Curvatures:
- Curve of Spee = Sagittal plane
- Curve of Wilson = Frontal plane
Ideals:
- OB: 10-20%
- OJ: 1-3mm
- Occlusion: Class I
Inter-canine width
= ↑ as permanent teeth erupt (Particularly in labial and lateral eruption of the canines)
(Cusp tips of 3-3) - Stabilizes once canines have erupted (Age 10-12)
Inter-molar width
= ↑ as molars erupt then stabilizes
(6-6) - More expansion in the Max Vs Md because Upper molars erupt divergently
while lower erupt convergently to form curve of wilson
Arch Length = ↓ during transition from mixed to permanent more decreases in mand. due to more
- Leeway space closes as the 1st molars migrate mesially leeway space
Arch Perimeter = ↑ in Max, ↓ in Mand. during transition from mixed to permanent
- Combination of labial + lateral eruption of the canines (expands the arch) and
the loss of Leeway space.
- More Leeway in the Mand = overall ↓ arch perimeter
- Less Leeway space in Max but more lateral eruption of canines =
overall ↑ in arch perimeter
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Diagnostics and Tx Planning
Ackerman-Profit Diagnostics
Orthodontic Exam
Molar Classification
1. Class I Normal occlusion (30-35%)
- Max 1st molar MB cusp in the B groove of Md 1st molar
- All teeth are aligned nicely in the arch
2. Class I Malocclusion (50-55%)
- Same Angle Class I
- Teeth do not line up along the arch of occlusion (rotations, spacing, crowding)
3. Class II Malocclusion (15%)
- Mx 1st molar is too far forward, or mand. 1st molar is too far back
- Teeth may or may not be nicely arranged
a. Subdivision 1 = Proclined U1’s, excess OJ
b. Subdivision 2 = Retroclined or Upright U1, Excess OB
4. Class III Malocclusion (1-5%_
- U6 is too far posterior, or L6 too far anterior
Incisor Overlap
Overjet Overbite
Normal: 2-3mm Normal: 1-2mm
- Horizontal overlap - Vertical overlap
- Labial surface to labial surface btwn L1 and U1 - Incisal edge to incisal edge
(just the thickness of the U1 - Deep (Excess OB) or Open
provides 2-3mm) (space btwn incisal edges)
- Excess (>3mm) or Reverse (L1
on above
infront of U1) the cingulum of
upper incisor
Crossbite
Anterior (AKA Reverse Overjet) Posterior (AKA Scissor Bite)
= Max. anterior teeth are lingual to the mandibular = Max. posterior teeth are lingual to the mandibular, or
anterior teeth are completely buccal to the mandibular teeth
scissor bite
Bolton Analysis
= Measures tooth size discrepancy by comparing U and L teeth
- Teeth that are too large may need Interproximal Reduction (IPR)
- Teeth that are too small may need buildups (peg laterals)
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Face (Extraoral) Vertical 3rds
- Upper 3rd -> Hairline to glabella
- Middle 3rd -> Glabella to subnasale
- Lower third -> Subnasale to menton
- Asymmetric growth of mandible can change this, this is mostly what is changed with
ortho
Horizontal 5th
- Middle 5th -> Inner canthus to inner canthus
- This line should be in line with the ala of the nose
- Medial two 5ths -> Inner canthus to outer canthus
- Interpupilary distance should correspond with the commissures of the lips
- Outer two 5ths -> outer canthus to lateral helix
- Should be coincident with the gonial angle of the jaw
Skeletal Classifications
Class I Jaws well-related to N-Vertical
Facial Profile
- Facial plane formed by glabella, subnasale, and soft tissue pogonion
Profile Angles
Nasolabial Angle = Between Nose and upper Lip
- Should be: 90o
Lips (3 P’s)
Position = Rickets E Plane (line drawn between nose and chin)
- Lower lip should be behind, Upper lip should be on the line
- Protrusive or Retrusive lips
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Incisor Display
- At Rest: 2-4mm show is ideal complete seal is okay
- On Smile: 75-100% incisor w/ 1-2mm gingival show is ideal
Buccal Corridors
= Dark space between Max posterior teeth and corner of the mouth upon smiling
- Wide = lots of space
- Medium
- Narrow = very little space
Bolton Point (Bo): Highest point in the upward curvature of the occipital bone
Basion (Ba): Lowest point of the anterior margin of Foramen Magnus (points towards the Dens, or C2)
Articulari (Ar): Inner section between zygomatic arch and posterior border of ramus
Porion (Po): Highest point of the external auditory meatus
Condylion (Co): Post posterior superior point on the condylar head very tough to see in cephalometric
Pterygomaxillary fissure (Ptm): Base of fissue that runs along the back of the maxilla
Sella (S): Midpoint of sella turcica
Orbitale (Or): Inferior portion of the orbit
Na (N): Anterior point of the nasal bone
Anterior Nasal Spine (ANS): Sharp projection of the maxilla anteriorly
Posterior Nasal Spine (PNS): Usually below ptm, sharp projection of the palatal
bone
A Point: Inner most point on the contour of the maxillary bone
B Point: Inner most point on the contour of the mandible
Pogonion (Pog): Most anterior point of the chin
Menton (Me): Most inferior point of the chin
Gnathion (Gn): Point in between Me and Pog
Gonion (Go): Midpoint of the contour of the angle of mandible
Reference Planes:
- S-N: Cranial Base
- Po-Or: Frankfort Horizontal
- ANS-PNS: Palatal Plane L6-L1:
- Occlusal Plane
- Go-Gn: Mandibular Plane
**Sassouni Analysis -> These should all intersect at the back of head (Occiput)**
- If they intersect earlier -> Hyperdivergent
- If they intersect later -> Hypodivergent
Ceph Analysis
= Evaluate relationship of the jaws and dental units to each other
Ceph Superimposition
= Evaluate the skeletal and dental changes that occur over time -> Due to growth or Tx
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Biology of Tooth Movement
1. Apply force to the tooth
2. PDL is stressed
a. Compression side: ↑ Osteoclasts = Resorption
b. Tension side: ↑ Osteoblasts = Apposition
3. Bone remodels
4. Tooth Moves
Force Magnitude
Resorption
- Light force: Frontal/Direct resorption -> Steady movement, ↓ pain
- Heavy Force: Undermining/Indirect resorption
Force Distribution = Amount of force delivered to a tooth and the area of PDL over which the force is distributed are
important to determining the biologic effect
Force/Area = Pressure
- Every PDL ligament has some sweet spot of pressure that stimulates cells without completely
occluding the blood vessels
Uncontrolled Tipping = Crown goes in the direction of force, but root goes in the opposite
- Heaviest pressure on the root apex and crest of the alveolar bone
Ideal Force: 50g
- 50% of the force is on one side and 50% on the other
Bodily Movement = Crown and root are being moved at same rate in the same direction
- Entire PDL is loaded, so there is equal compression along 1 side of
the root
Ideal Force: 100g
- 100% of the force is being felt on 1 side
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Root Torque = Crown barely moves, and the root moves in the direction of the force
- Ideal uprighting force: 75g
Force Duration - Threshold for tooth movement is 4-8hrs (this is how long it take cAMP to build
up enough to amplify the inflammatory response to actually move the tooth)
- Only an issue for appliances that are removable
Force Decay:
Continuous - Force stays constant (slight decrease as tooth moves,
but it is reset with re-activation of the wire
Adjuncts
Regional Acceleratory **Altering inflammatory response to ↑ tooth movement**
Phenomenon
Regional = Inflammation at both the cut site and adjacent bone
Acceleratory = Intensified bone response due to agitated inflammatory mediators
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Deleterious Effects
*More force = more negative side effects
Risks:
- Heavy Force
- Larger defects
- Apical Defects
- Genetics
- Single Roots
- Traumatized teeth
- Movement into the cortical plate
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Teeth are not floating in free space -> Center of resistance is around the center of the
root (Half way between the alveolar crest and the apex of the root)
- Periodontally Compromised tooth -> CoR moves more apically
- Apical Root Resorption -> CoR moves more coronally
Center of Rotation = Unfixed point around which an object rotates
- Point which a body appears to have rotated when compared between the initial and final
position
- Depends on where the force is being applied
**Because the Center of Resistance of a tooth is inaccessible clinically, orthodontic movements use the
Center of rotation around the brackets more **
Moment (Mf) = Tendency of a force to cause a body to rotate about a specific axis
- Measured at some distance from the center of resistance
Moment of Force: When an archwire is engaged in a bracket and applies a force at a distance from the tooth's
Mc is a couple of forces not include Mf center of resistance, it creates a moment causing the tooth to tip or rotate.
Couple: By using a rectangular wire fully engaged in a bracket, a couple is created. This can control the 14
tooth's rotation around its long axis (e.g., rotational correction or root torque).
Tooth Movements
Uncontrolled Tipping Mc/Mf = 0
- Finger Spring - No couple here
= Center of rotation is slightly apical to center of resistance
- Crown moves in the direction of force and root goes the opposite
= Tooth moves bodily (translates) and the center of rotation is displaced infinitely far away from the center
of resistance (Because there is no rotation)
- Move the crown and root equally in the same direction
Root Torque Mc/Mf >1
- Mc > Mf
= Root apex moves more than the crown and the center of rotation is displaced in the other
direction
- Crown barely moves and the root moves in the direction of force
- Very hard to accomplish
Rotation Mc/Mf doesn’t exist
- Mf = 0
Anchorage
= Resistance to unwanted tooth movement
- Based off Newton’s 3rd law -> for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
- Light Force has a less anchorage toll -> Less unwanted tooth movement to worry
about
➔ The anterior teeth have ↓ PDL surface area and will thus move more than the posterior unit
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Reciprocal Anchorage = If both units have equal anchorage values (PDL surface are is the same btwn two units) -> They will both experience
equal and opposite tooth movement
- Movement of 1 tooth can be pitted against the same contralateral tooth/unit -> Like in Diastema Closure
Reinforced Anchorage = Adding more teeth to anchor unit so the reaction force is distributed over ↑ PDL area
- Headgear can be used to augment anchorage, but poor Pt compliance and heavy intermittent forces are not
awesome
Skeletal Anchorage = TADs (Temporary Anchorage Devices) -> act like ankylosed teeth
- Bone screws/plates more invasive multiple screws more anchorage
- Particularly useful for distalizing and/or intruding molars
Anchorage Demand
Maximum Anchorage = No movement of the posterior teeth, and distalizing/retroclining the anteriors
Ex: 1st premolar exos + Anchor only 1 molar. Anterior and Posterior meet in the middle
Minimum Anchorage = No movement of the anterior teeth and mesializing the posteriors
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Bracket = Tooth handle that allows the wire to grab the tooth
Activation = Loading
- The amount of force applied to engage the wire into the bracket slot -> putting the wire in the mouth
De-Activation = Unloading
- Letting the wire return to its original shape -> This applied the force that moves the
tooth
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Mechanical Properties
Definitions are kind of separate depending on if you are referring to Loading or Unloading
Loading Unloading
Strength = How easily it will break = How much force it can deliver
- Stronger the wire, the higher potential it has to deliver more
force
Strength is related to 3 points on the stress strain curve:
Proportional Limit:
- Point where linear relationship ends. Wire will no longer bounce back to
original shape beyond here
Yield Strength:
- Measurable permanent deformation begins here
- Do not want to reach this during loading of the wire
Range = How far you can deflect the wire while maintaining = How far (and how long) the wire will remain active for
its elasticity
Formability = Area under the stress-strain curve from yield strength to the failure point
- Amount of permanent deformation the wire will tolerate before it breaks
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during early treatment
during final treatment
Wire Material and Geometry
- ↑ Strength and Stiffness: NiTi (Weakest, most flexible) < TMA < SS (Strongest and stiffest)
- ↑ Diameter = ↑ strength, ↑ stiffness, ↓ Range
- ↑ Length (between brackets) = ↑ range, ↓ strength, ↓ stiffness
- Rectangular is stronger and stiffer than round
- Beam is stronger and stiffer than cantilever
Brackets
Original Edgewise Brackets
Edgewise = slot is open horizontally
1st Order Bend Bucco-lingual position
Types of Brackets
Metal Brackets - Unaesthetic
- Made of SS
- Elastics hold the wire in place within the slot
Ceramic Brackets - More esthetic (can match the tooth shade) -> usually chosen by adult patients
- More brittle and prone to fracture though
- ↑ friction between the bracket and wire makes it harder to adjust wire position
Self-Ligating Brackets -
Built in door locks the archwire into the slot -> don’t need the ligature/elastics as in metal
brackets
- ↓ friction between elastic and bracket -> Potential ↓ Tx time as a result
- More Expensive
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Posterior Crossbite Transverse issue -> typically a narrow maxilla
** Tx early if there is a functional shift as it can cause skeletal asymmetry as Pt grows into a malocclusion**
- If no functional shift -> can Tx later
A few teeth (Dental issue likely) -> Results in wear and gingival strain (Recession)
- Tx: 2x4 braces or an active retainer (finger spring etc)
Tx: 2x4 appliance (tip anterior teeth back) or Class II Headgear to slow maxillary growth at sutures
Anterior Open Bite Causes:
- Thumb Sucking Habit
- Narrow Maxilla w/ posterior crossbite
- Proclined Max. incisors and retroclined mandibular incisiors
- Tongue Thrust Habit
- Pt positions tongue anteriorly during swallowing
- Proclined incisors w/ generalized spacing
Tx: Habit appliance (Tongue Cage)
Palatal Impingement Can cause:
(Deep Bite) - Pain and discomfort
- Soft tissue trauma and damage to gingival attachment
Tx:
- Maxillary Bite Plate (Thick acrylic that protects the top of the mouth and intrudes the lower anteriors)
Impacted Teeth 3rd Molar = #1 impacted tooth
Max. Canines = #2 impacted tooth
- Around 10 you should be able to feel the bulge of erupting canine, and primary C should be getting mobile
Kurol’s Rule:
- Canines NOT past the midline of the lateral incisor = 91% chance of eruption
- Canines beyond the midline of the lateral incisor = 64% chance of eruption
3 H’s:
- How High is it?
- Is it Horizontal?
- Has it crossed the midline of the lateral
Moderate Crowding **Not a huge deal in mixed dentition because leeway space**
avoid tongue pressure
(> 4mm) - Don’t Exo teeth in mixed dentition
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Growth Modification
Successful only during periods of growth Generally Speaking:
- Girls: 8-13 Class II
- Boys: 10-15
- Headgear restrains max growth
pubertal growth spurt - Functional appliances stimulate mandibular growth
Class III
Headgear
- Best pre-pubertal
- Modifies Growth -> Needs to be warn 12-14hrs per day to be useful (Compliance!)
High Pull/Occipital Headgear Skeletal: Restrains Maxillary forward growth
- Class II Dental: Intrudes and distalizes Upper molars
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Functional Appliances
- Best during the Ascending portion of the growth spurt
- Influences the normal function of the mandible -> Typically places the mandible in a protrusive position (Class II)
Bionator - Removable Appliance
= Plastic between teeth guides the patient into an advancement of the mandible
(So teeth can clean the block of plastic)
- Labial bow also holds the lips back from retracting the teeth
Activator - Removable
= Lingual flanges contact the lingual mucosa near the lower molars and encourages forward mandibular
posture to prevent impingement on the floor of mouth
= Inclines on upper and lower blocks forces pt to advance mandible in order to close
soft tissue pull-
Pros: Provides more mandibular changes space behind
the condyle-
bone growth occur to
fill the space
Pros: Less bulky, more durable, and more stable than herbst
Cons: ↓ mandibular advancement vs twin block and herbst
Herbst - Fixed Appliance
= Piston and tube device (adjustable) the passively pushes the mandible forward as the
mandible forward as patient closes -> Not taking advantage of the pt’s musculature to
do the work
Others
- These are more Dento-alveolar modifiers vs growth modifiers
Forsus - Fixed Appliance
= Pushrod spring pushes the teeth
= Banded to the Max 1st molars -> Distalizes and de-rotates molars
pendex-pendulum +palatal expander
- Acrylic button on the palate w/ coils the push the molars back
Pros: Non-compliance
Cons: Effects to the upper arch only
elastics are more of a dentoalveolar than growth modifiers
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Dent-Alveolar Appliances
Palatal Expanders removing for even1? one day might not
- Best during Ascending portion of growth spurt (while sutures are pliable) fit the other day
Schwarz (Split Plate) Removable
- Bad for non-compliant patients, transverse expansion can relapse very fast
= Jackscrew in the center, parents turn the key to expand (1 turn = 0.25mm
expansion)
- Mostly dental tipping, tipping teeth out
= 4 helical loops (2 anterior and 2 posteriors). Similar to the W arch, but the loops
allow us to dictate if we want more or less force in the anterior or posterior
(depending how the loops are activated)
Hyrax Fixed
- Popular today - Bands on the 1st Molars and 1st premolars
rapid palatal expander = Involves jackscrew expander (1 turn a day can provide 100N of force)
= Same as Hyrax except it has 2 acrylic pads to contact palatal mucosa (maximizes
the expansion)
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Mixed Dentition Appliances
Mixed Dentition Appliances
Nance = Used for the Upper Arch
- Space maintainer (Prevents mesial drifting of molars) or anchorage during
movement to prevent mesial movemetn of molars
Exo Vs Non-Exo
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Retention
2 Types of relapse
Elastic Recoil Need to allow time for the reorganization of soft tissue fibers
- Short Term - PDL: Takes 3-4 months -> Full Time Retention
- Dental change - Gingival Fibers: 4-6 months -> Part time retention wear (night time)
- Supracrestal fibers: 1+ years
**Supracrestal fiberotomy (SCF) -> Recommended for teeth with severe rotation**
- This isn’t really done anymore though, pretty aggressive
Differential Jaw Growth = Late Mandibular AP and vertical growth can continue (in small amounts late into
- Long Term adult life) -> Leads to relapse
- Skeletal - Pushing teeth into an unstable position can expose them to cheek, lip, or
tongue pressure -> Causes malalignment over time
- This is why we use a bonded lingual wire on the mandible
Retainers
Hawley Retainer Acrylic on Palate -> Connects all the wires together, controls overbite
(Maxillary) Labial Bow -> Controls Incisor-Canine retention
Adams Clasps -> Controls Premolar – Molar retention
- Flexible wire attached to the lingual surface of each tooth OR rigid wire bonded to the 2 outside
teeth
Types of Relapse
Class II Relapse Plan for Relapse:
- Overcorrect by 1-2mm during the finishing stage
*More severe the initial class II and the younger the patient is at debonding = ↑ chance you will need headgear or
bionator w/ full time retainer wear*
Class III Relapse Plan for Relapse
- Overcorrect by 1-2mm during the finishing stage
Relapse Stability
Soft tissue is to blame for applying relapse pressure
1. Maxilla Up
2. Mandible forward
3. Chin in any direction
4. Maxilla Forward
5. Maxilla up + Mandible forward
6. Maxilla forward + Mandible back
7. Mandible back
8. Maxilla down
9. Maxilla wide
Envelopes of Discrepancy
= Describes the amount of change in tooth position that can be achieved by:
Envelope of Tooth Movement (Dashed line is where the tooth starts, solid line is where the tooth ends up)
- Inner circle (yellow) shows the possibility of ortho alone
U1:
- Retraction: 7mm
- Protraction: 2mm
- Extrusion: 4mm
- Intrusion: 2mm
L1:
- Retraction: 3mm
- Protraction: 5mm
- Extrusion: 2mm
- Intrusion: 4mm
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Envelope of Growth - Middle circle (green) shows the possibility if we take advantage of growth modifications
Modification
Restricting Class II Growth: 5mm
- When combined with ortho = 12mm
Restricting Class III growth: 3mm restriction of mandibular growth is hard
- When combined with ortho = 5mm to get
Envelope of Surgical Change - Setting the mandible back is the most significant change that can
be made
Post- Op Complications
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