B-clasp: a new retentive component of removable appliance and its clinical application
SDJ-Saudi Dental Journal [The]. 2006; 18 (2): 91-99
in English
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| ID: emr-81048
ABSTRACT
The objective of this paper was to introduce a new type of retentive clasp [B-Clasp] for the removable appliance that engages the roof of the molar tube in the fixed appliance. It is a bi-helix clasp made from 0.7 mm stainless steel wire and consists of mesial helix, bridge, distal helix, flyover and tag. Its fabrication and clinical applications are presented. Clinically, the B-clasp proved to be practical, effective and retentive in several clinical applications in orthodontics
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Orthodontic Appliances, Removable
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Malocclusion, Angle Class I
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Malocclusion, Angle Class II
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Malocclusion, Angle Class III
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Dent. J.
Year:
2006
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