USE OF BONDED POWER ARMS IN CASES WITH
MISSING UPPER LATERAL INCISORS
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INTRODUCTION
• MISSING LATERAL INCISORS -close the spaces and substitute the canines
for the lateral incisors - redistribute and maintain the spaces for
placement of osseointegrated implants or crown – and – bridge prosthesis
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CASE REPORT
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OPEN COIL SPRINGS USED TO GAIN SPACE
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SPACE CLOSURE
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SPACE GAINED AFTER 7 MONTHS
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END OF TREATMENT
BPAs REMOVED AFTER 19 MONTHS , WITH TEMPORARY PONTICS www.indiandentalacademy.com
CONCLUSION
• BPAs ARE SIMPLE AND COMFORTABLE BONDED TO THE LABIAL OR LINGUAL SURFACE OF THE TOOTH
• MOMENT APPLIED IS DETERMINED BY THE LENGTH OF THE POWER ARM
• IF BPA IS NOT ACCURATELY PLACED PURE TRANSLATION WILL NOT OCCUR
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