The Orthodontic Update Archive

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Volume 4, Issue 2 for April 2011

Page 38 Articles

Molar double tubes: enhancing orthodontic mechanics

The stabilization arch is constructed in 0.016″ or 0.018″ round stainless steel wire. Posteriorly it passes through the accessory tubes and anteriorly it overlies the incisor brackets and is secured in place by the base archwire. The stabilization arch has multiple uses.