Integrated Straight Wire, bite planes and light elastics approach

Bite planes:

– Classification:

       - Disocclusion carried out in a subject without initial functional sliding,
       - Disocclusion carried out in a subject with initial functional sliding;

– Indication:

       - Simultaneous U-L arch bonding,
       - Floating effect,
       - Lower levelling,
       - Increase of efficiency and effectiveness of integration with light elastics,
       - Removal of occlusal interference;

– Positioning:

       - Anterior bite planes,
       - Posterior bite planes,
       - Tripodic bite planes,
       - Quadrapodic bite planes.

Light Elastics. Transversal integration:

– Vestibular/lingual cross:

       - single tooth,
       - arch sector;

– Development of posterior arch sectors:

       - upper arch,
       - lower arch.

Light Elastics. Vertical integration:

– Anterior sector:

       - canting control and correction,
       - open bite control and correction;

– Lateral-posterior sector:

       - levelling of Spee curve,
       - lateral open bite control and correction,
       - levelling of the second molar.

Light Elastics. Sagittal integration:

– Lower pro-inclination control;
– Class III correction;
– Class II correction.