Uprighting impacted mandibular second molars with orthodontic elastic separating rings.
A 16-year-old girl presented with complaints of recurrent spontaneous pain in the mandibular second molar region. Treatment favored use of a simple uprighting technique involving orthodontic elastic separating rings.
Saito
Celia T M H
CT
Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinics, Dental School of Araçatuba, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, Brazil. celiatomiko@hotmail.com
Pereira
Alex Luiz Pozzobon
AL
Varanda
Thais
T
Panzarini
Sonia Regina
SR
Bernabe
Pedro Felicio Estrada
PF
de Mendonca
Marcos Rogerio
MR
D000293:Adolescent; D020724:Elastomers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008963:Molar / Q000503:physiopathology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000628:therapy*
D020724:Elastomers