title: Molar uprighting with the piggyback buccal sectional arch wire technique.
abstract: This article describes an orthodontic mechanical variation to unlock and upright mandibular impacted second permanent molars. This is accomplished with a small sectional arch wire that is ligated in a piggyback fashion to the existing arch wire and first molar band attachment. The piggyback buccal sectional arch wire (PBBSAW) technique provides a simple, expedient, and effective mechanical approach to the impacted second molar problem.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kogod
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kogod
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008963:Molar; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*