title: Use of a tip-edge stage-1 wire to enhance vertical control during straight wire treatment: two case reports.
abstract: Vertical control is one of the problems occasionally encountered in Straight wire treatment. Two cases, one with deep overbite and one with anterior open-bite, demonstrate the use of a Tip-Edge stage-1 wire to enhance vertical control in conjunction with Straight wire brackets and superelastic main arch wires.
authors.affiliation: Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, UK. helentaylor@ukonline.co.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods