Use of two by four appliance: a treatment modality for the correction of malaligned maxillary anterior teeth during mixed dentition period

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
11568
4 pages
Case Report

Use of two by four appliance: a treatment modality for the correction of malaligned maxillary anterior teeth during mixed dentition period

Dr. Parikrama J. Solanki, Dr. Shantanu R. Choudhari, Dr. Chirag M. Vaghela and Dr. Sandip I. Saxena

Received 11th September, 2017; Received in revised form 21st October, 2017; Accepted 19th November, 2017; Published online 29th December, 2017

Copyright ©2017, Parikrama J. Solanki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract: 

The 2x4 appliance consists of bonded brackets on the maxillary incisors, bands on the first permanent maxillary molars and a continuous archwire inserted into buccal tubes of the molar bands. It has many advantages over other techniques; it provides total control of anterior tooth position, is very well accepted by the patient, does not require any adjustment and allows precise and rapid positioning of the teeth. This article presents two cases of correction of malpositioned upper anterior teeth with the help of 2x4 appliances. The results achieved, satisfied the esthetic demands of the patients as well as parents.

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