Tricks of the Trade

A modified tweezer for stable open coil spring placement

To modify a simple cotton-holding tweezer, grind the sharp ends using a carborundum disc mounted on a handpiece (Figure 1) until the desired length is flattened. A vertical groove with a depth of 2 mm...

Quadhelix for easy derotation of molars

Adjustments to the mobile intra-oral arch removable quadhelix (Figure 1) demonstrate how to derotate an upper right first molar. A clinical case illustrates how these adjustments can be used to...

A trick to make the pontic stick

To counteract these problems with pontics, the following clinical tip is proposed..

Aesthetic and custom-made interim space maintainers

An 11-year-old patient was referred from a regional dental hospital paediatric department to the orthodontic department at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, with replacement resorption of the UR1...

Sharing orthodontic content on social media

There are many apps available to make watermarking through your phone easier. Most are free, but require a cost to access additional features. The following step-by-step instruction is through an app...