A Unique Bonding Technique for Immediate Orthognathic Surgery
ZC26-ZC28
Correspondence
Dr. Biswas Palikunnu Padmaprabha,
Professor and Head ,Department of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
E-mail: biswas_pp@yahoo.co.in
Introduction: A challenge in orthodontics is achieving ideal bracket position which determines treatment results and finishing. A new bonding method is done indirectly on the cast and bonded directly on the teeth, but it does not require conventional trays to carry the brackets to the teeth. M aterials and Methods: Heavy sized archwires like 0.019ā€¯x0.025ā€¯ or 0.018ā€¯ SS are bent to the malocclusion to generate a template which comprises of an Bracket -Archwire Assembly (BAA). This assembly is transferred onto the teeth using the molar bands with tubes which serves as a jig for proper orientation of the BAA, then the adhesive is cured at one shot to complete the bonding procedure. R esults: Two surgical cases successfully bonded with this technique is presented in this article. C onclusion: This bonding method finds specific advantages in surgical orthodontics ā€“ when the surgeon decides on a surgery-first treatment objective, management of single or a couple of periodontally extruded teeth, management of impacted teeth and in patients needing fixed functional appliance immediately before the completion of growth spurt.