title: Raising the root. A look at orthodontic extrusion.
abstract: A simple technique using bonded wires to establish anchorage and an attachment to a tooth requires a minimum of special materials or advanced skills in orthodontics. The bonded wire stabilizes the anchor unit and avoids any adverse tooth movement.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Air Force, Dental Corps, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Oesterle
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014092:Tooth Root