Anand K Patil

Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka 580009, India

Tricks of the trade: patient friendly elastic applicator

A 19-gauge stainless steel wire (LeoWire, Leone SpA, Via P a Quaracchi, 50, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; www.leaone.it) and, at one end, a round configuration is given for engaging thumb...

Simultaneous Bilateral Intrusion of Supra-Erupted Maxillary Molars using Miniscrew Implants

Sufficient intrusion of maxillary molars was achieved on both sides in a period of 6 months (Figure 6). Cephalometric superimpositions of pre- and post-intrusion lateral cephalograms registered on the...

Symphyseal angle: an angle to determine skeletal pattern using panoramic radiographs

Sixty panoramic radiographs (33 females and 27 males, age range of 14–25 years) were obtained from patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in the SDM College of Dental Sciences, Karnataka, India....