Mollenhauer Aligning Auxiliary for Bodily Alignment of Blocked-out Lateral Incisors in Preadjusted Edgewise Appliance Therapy

Background: Bodily alignment of teeth that are blocked out of the arch such as a lingually placed lateral incisor, is often time consuming and difficult. Though several treatment methods are available for accomplishing this, these approaches have some drawbacks. Aim: To describe how Mollenhauer aligning auxiliary (MAA) can be adapted to bodily align lingually blocked-out lateral incisors in preadjusted edgewise appliance therapy and to present its application in three cases. Methods: This auxiliary in the form of rectangular boxes is made with 0.009 inch AJ. Wilcock Supreme Australian archwire, and is placed along with a stiff base archwire after sufficient space has been created for the blocked-out tooth. Conclusion: Mollenhauer aligning auxiliary can be effectively used for the bodily alignment of lingually placed lateral incisors in preadjusted edgewise appliance therapy as an alternative to torquing with rectangular wires.