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<p>As the orthodontic stage at the time of the eruption of the third molar is usually the retention period, it is desirable for both the patient and the clinician that impacted or inclined third molars be uprighted without an appliance. Impacted lower third molars can be successfully uprighted using only brass ligature wire. This paper suggests that brass ligature-wire therapy can be used to upright impacted molars that show considerable inclination.</p>
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As the orthodontic stage at the time of the eruption of the third molar is usually the retention period, it is desirable for both the patient and the clinician that impacted or inclined third molars be uprighted without an appliance. Impacted lower third molars can be successfully uprighted using only brass ligature wire. This paper suggests that brass ligature-wire therapy can be used to upright impacted molars that show considerable inclination.

Uprighting of impacted lower third molars using brass ligature wire

Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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As the orthodontic stage at the time of the eruption of the third molar is usually the retention period, it is desirable for both the patient and the clinician...

Uprighting of impacted lower third molars using brass ligature wire

Published Online: Dec 15, 2023

Page range: 35 - 38

Received: Nov 01, 2001

Accepted: Dec 01, 2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2002-0005

© 2002 Naohiro Moro et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.