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the root apex of the maxillary lateral incisors. For this reason, I did not
want to remove the deciduous
canines before the maxillary
canines had been brought down a
certain distance. Consequently,
because of the occlusion, it was not
possible to pass an auxiliary spring
across the arch.
In this case, I decided to bond
before surgery, because a buccal
approach was likely. The surgeon
could then pass the ligature from
the lingual button through the flap
and hook it over the arch wire, thus
reducing the amount of pain associated with initial activation.
If no brackets had been present
at surgery, the surgeon would have
had to fix this wire to either the lateral incisor or the first premolar.
During initial activation, the wire
from the button would be straightened out and consequently cut
Jan ~degaard
Madlaveien 9
4008 Stavanger
Norway
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