Case Report

Year : 2021 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 4 | Page : 164-166

Reverse-M-Zadake spring – A novel design for the management of root divergence

Sujit Navnath Zadake, Yatishkumar Joshi, Suresh Kangane, Anand Ambekar
Department of Orthodontics, MIDSR Dental College, Latur, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:

Dr. Sujit Navnath Zadake, Vaishnav Sadan Babanagar Kallam, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

The main reason to seek Orthodontic treatment is esthetics. Black triangles after lower incisor extraction are one of the commonly occurring malocclusion which causes esthetic compromises. Relapse is unavoidable while treating such cases. This relapse can be controlled only when there is translatory root movement in the mesial direction. Very little literature is available for the correction of black triangles. In this article, a spring is fabricated by using 0.018 A J Wilcock stainless steel special plus wire containing three helices. This Trihelical spring is a simple, effective, esthetic, and biologically compatible device with excellent root control for the treatment of root divergence.

Source of Support: 

None

Conflict of Interest: 

None

DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_23_21

How to cite this article: Zadake SN, Joshi Y, Kangane S, Ambekar A. Reverse‐M‐Zadake spring – A novel design for the management of root divergence. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2021;12:164-6.