Monthly Tips

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Table of Contents

  1. JANUARY – Mulligan Mechanics, Part VII, Mulligan Protrusion Arch
  2. FEBRUARY – Mulligan Mechanics, Part VIII, Mulligan Overlay Arch
  1. JANUARY – The Sidekick
  2. FEBRUARY – Storino Leash Revisited
  3. MARCH – Aligners Thoughts and Tips, Part I
  4. APRIL – AlignersThoughts and Tips, Part II
  5. MAY – IPR in Posterior Sextants ARS, Air-Rotor Slenderizing, Part I
  6. JUNE – IPR in Posterior Sextants ARS, Air-Rotor Slenderizing, Part II
  7. JULY – Mulligan Mechanics, Part I
  8. AUGUST – Mulligan Mechanics, Part II, Instruments, and execution of bends
  9. SEPTEMBER – Mulligan Mechanics, Part III, Mulligan Intrusion Arch
  10. OCTOBER – Mulligan Mechanics, Part IV, Mulligan Intrusion Arch
  11. NOVEMBER – Mulligan Mechanics, Part V, Mulligan Extrusion Arch
  12. DECEMBER – Mulligan Mechanics, Part VI, Mulligan Extrusion Arch
  1. JANUARY – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part XI – B Revival of the Stainless-steel Ligature Tie
  2. FEBRUARY – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part XII Open Coil Spring
  3. MARCH – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part XIII Closing Coil Spring
  4. APRIL – Storino Leash
  5. MAY – The D-Gainer Appliance, Part I
  6. JUNE – The D-Gainer Appliance, Part II
  7. JULY – The Utility Arch, Part I
  8. AUGUST – The Utility Arch, Part II
  9. SEPTEMBER – The Utility Arch, Part III
  10. OCTOBER – The Utility Arch, Part IV
  11. NOVEMBER – The Eyelet, Part I
  12. DECEMBER – The Eyelet, Part II
  1. JANUARY – Prefabricated Posted and Keyhole/Mushroom Looped Arch wires – What is it All About? Part IV, Mushroom Looped CNA Nitanium Arch wire
  2. FEBRUARY – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part I
  3. MARCH – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part II, Elastomeric Ligature Ties
  4. APRIL – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part III, Composite Lingual Button
  5. MAY – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part IV, Elastomeric chain (power chain)
  6. JUNE – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part V, Elastomeric Chain (Power Chain)
  7. JULY – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part VI, Rotation Wedges
  8. AUGUST – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part VII, Bumper Sleeve (Tissue Guard, Arch Wire Sleeve)
  9. SEPTEMBER – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part VIII,
  10. Elastic Thread (Power Thread)
  11. OCTOBER – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part IX,
  12. Orthodontic Separators (Spacers)
  13. NOVEMBER – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part X, Orthodontic Separators (Spacers) – continued
  14. DECEMBER – Peripherals in Straight Wire System, Back to Basics, Part XI, Revival of the stainless-steel ligature tie
  1. JANUARY – Second Order Artistic Wire Bends, Step-up, and Step-down
  2. FEBRUARY – Third Order Artistic Wire Bends, Torque, or Inclination, Part I
  3. MARCH – Third Order Artistic Wire Bends, Torque, or Inclination, Part II
  4. APRIL – Third Order Artistic Wire Bends, Torque or Inclination, Part III
  5. MAY – I started to use self-ligating brackets, and the arch wires are constantly lacerating my patient’s cheek. Why is this happening?
  6. JUNE – Orthodontic Loops in Straight Wire System, Part I
  7. JULY – Orthodontic Loops in Straight Wire System, Part II, Helical Loop
  8. AUGUST – Orthodontic Loops in Straight Wire System, Part III, Helical Loop
  9. SEPTEMBER – Orthodontic Loops in Straight Wire System, Part iV, Helical Loop
  10. OCTOBER – Prefabricated Posted and Keyhole/Mushroom Looped Arch Wires – What is it All About? Part I, Posted Arch wire
  11. NOVEMBER – Prefabricated Posted and Keyhole/Mushroom Looped Arch Wires – What is it All About? Part II, Posted Arch wire
  12. DECEMBER – Prefabricated Posted and Keyhole/Mushroom Looped Arch wires – What is it All About? Part III, Keyhole Looped Arch wire
  1. JANUARY – Adrian’s “U” bend spring and the Double arch mechanics in Twin brackets
  2. FEBRUARY – Double arch mechanics and Adrian’s “U” bend springusing self-ligating brackets
  3. MARCH – Center of Resistance (Cre) and Center of Rotation (Cro), what is it all about?
  4. APRIL – Moment of the Force what is it all about?
  5. MAY – Moment of the Couple, what is it all about?
  6. JUNE – Elastomeric Degradation, Friction, Binding and One-point Contact, what is it all about?
  7. JULY – Why do we have so many different types of brackets, is this not confusing? Part I
  8. AUGUST – Why do we have so many different types of brackets, is this not confusing? Part II
  9. SEPTEMBER – Why do we have so many different types of brackets, is this not confusing? Part III
  10. OCTOBER – There are too many orthodontic arch wires; which ones are right for my practice?
  11. NOVEMBER – Why do I have to learn artistic wire bends? Shouldn’t Straight Wire Appliance finish my case perfectly?
  12. DECEMBER – First Order Artistic Wire Bends, Step-in and Step-out

March’s Tip: Aligners – Thoughts and Tips Part I

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

In orthodontic treatment, Aligners gained great popularity because they are inconspicuous, esthetic, simple to fabricate, noninvasive and not time consuming for the clinician.  Most of the procedures may be delegated to a certified hygienist, i.e., orthodontic records, examination, placement of attachments, insertion of the aligners, bonding the lingual buttons/sidekicks, bonding the lingual retainers, VPro instructions, OH instructions, elastic placement and Chewies instructions. The procedures which should not be delegated (in Ontario) are Diagnosis, Treatment planning, Clin-check, and Interproximal Reduction (IPR) of the enamel.

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February’s Tip: Storino Leash Revisited

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

The author covered this topic previously in IAO Monthly Tip (April 2023).  Storino Leash was just published then, therefore the author recently started experimenting with this technique.  It takes quite a few trials to prove the efficacy of this protocol.

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January’s Tip: The Sidekick

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

The Sidekick is a bondable hook which was engineered to work seamlessly with Carriere Motion 3D Appliances, as opposed to other hook options. Features include low profile for comfort, a micro-etched base for bond strength, and a hook shape to better hold elastics in place.

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December’s Tip: The Eyelet, Part II

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

Third order wire bend is torque and it refers to axial inclination of the root-tooth alignment bucco-lingually in the vertical plane. The torque on brackets/teeth can be positive or negative….

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November’s Tip: The Eyelet, Part I

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

Third order wire bend is torque and it refers to axial inclination of the root-tooth alignment bucco-lingually in the vertical plane. The torque on brackets/teeth can be positive or negative….

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October’s Tip: The Utility, Part IV

By Dr. Adrian J. Palencar, MUDr, MAGD, IBO, FADI, FPFA, FICD

Third order wire bend is torque and it refers to axial inclination of the root-tooth alignment bucco-lingually in the vertical plane. The torque on brackets/teeth can be positive or negative….

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