Simple treatment of ectopic eruption with a triangular wedging spring.
The purpose of this clinical report was to introduce a simple and effective way of performing ectopic eruption treatment utilizing a triangular wedging spring. This consists of 3 helical loops in a triangular shape with 0.018-inch Australian wire. The middle helical loop is made for wedging spring action, while the other 2 helical loops are action arms inserted between the second primary molar and ectopically erupting permanent first molar. In this report, the ectopic eruption case was successfully treated with a triangular wedging spring in 2 months. This clinical report demonstrates that a triangular wedging spring can be utilized as a simple, less irritable, and more effective way of correcting ectopic eruption of the permanent first molar.
Kim
Yong Heon
YH
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Park
Ki Tae
KT
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000503:physiopathology; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy*; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*