Dental Asia May/June 2020
For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.
For more than two decades, Dental Asia is the premium journal in linking dental innovators
and manufacturers to its rightful audience. We devote ourselves in showcasing the latest dental technology and share evidence-based clinical philosophies to serve as an educational platform to dental professionals. Our combined portfolio of print and digital media also allows us to reach a wider market and secure our position as the leading dental media in the Asia Pacific region while facilitating global interactions among our readers.
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Clinical Feature<br />
been planned and executed concurrently<br />
bring about a fast treatment result (Fig. 7).<br />
Case 1i<br />
Case 1g-i: Post-treatment photograph during<br />
retention period with minimal relapse<br />
Case 1c<br />
Fig. 8a: Pre-treatment models showing excessive<br />
overbite in a Class II Division 2 patient<br />
Case 1a-c: Pre-treatment models of a Class II<br />
Division 1 patient with 100% overbite<br />
Fig. 8b: Orthodontic effect of V-bend’s biteopening<br />
mechanics in both arches. Note locations<br />
of additional V-bends distal to lateral incisors<br />
on maxillary and mandibular 0.016”X0.22” NiTi<br />
archwires (arrows) that brought about this effect<br />
Case 1d: Intraoral photograph showing that the<br />
V-bends have intruded the maxillary incisors enough<br />
to bond mandibular incisors<br />
Case 2a<br />
Fig. 8c: Post-treatment frontal intraoral photograph<br />
of the same patient<br />
Patient treatments<br />
The following are cases with severe overbites<br />
treated by this V-bend technique. DA<br />
Case 1e: Effect of simultaneous V-bends on a<br />
0.16”X0.022” NiTi mandibular archwire that over<br />
corrected the overbite<br />
Case 2b<br />
Case 1f: Last stage of treatment where normal<br />
overbite and overjet relation are restored<br />
Case 1a<br />
Case 1g<br />
Case 2c<br />
Case 2a-c: Pre-treatment models of a Class II<br />
Division 2 patient with severe overbite<br />
Case 1b<br />
Case 1h<br />
Case 2d<br />
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DENTAL ASIA MAY / JUNE <strong>2020</strong>
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