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Figure 1.
Illustration of the segmental wire with double-sided hooks and force application to the mesially angulated maxillary first molar for distal uprighting (yellow arrow).
Figure 2.
Case 1. A and B, Pretreatment. C, Segmental wire application to distally upright the right first maxillary molar. D, Distal uprighting of the right first molar was fully achieved two months after treatment began. E and F, 24 months after treatment.
Figure 3.
Case 2. A, Pretreatment. B, After 4 months of treatment, segmental wire application to the mesially angulated mandibular second molars. C, Post-treatment (after 24 months of treatment). D, After 26 months of retention.
