Orthodontics

We've placed spacers about 4 days ago, and now, we're going to place orthodontic bands for a rapid palatal expansion device.

Learn from my mistakes - I applied powerchain to the distal wings of brackets and ended up rotating them. It's nothing that can't be undone - but - it slows treatment by a month or two.

My workout buddy, Dr. NoRep - showed me his method (of which I have no choice other than to adopt!) of positioning ortho brackets. It's not as simple as you may think it is.

Learn from my mistakes - I applied powerchain to the distal wings of brackets and ended up rotating them. It's nothing that can't be undone - but - it slows treatment by a month or two.

Here's one of many ways to soap your ortho models before polishing them with water and a gauze.

After you've soaped your ortho models, use a piece of moist guaze to polish to a high shine.

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A simple technique to reverse Gravity. I'm just placing composite to finalize the intrusion gadgetry. Ingredients: TADs (temporary anchorage device), lig ties, spring, composite, patience.

A simple technique to reverse Gravity. Here, I'm just placing the TADs into the dentaform. Ingredients: TADs (temporary anchorage device), lig ties, spring, composite, patience.

Most band based ortho appliances fit well if you seat the bands intraorally, then take an alginate impression - and then - remove the bands from the teeth and secure them into the alginate impression. The next step is to pour the...