OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to introduce a new method for bilateral distal movement of the entire maxillary posterior segment. CASE REPORT A 17-year-old girl with Class I skeletal malocclusion (end-to-end molar relationships, deviated midline and space deficiency for left maxillary canine) was referred for orthodontic treatment. She did not accept maxillary first premolars extraction....

Ectopic eruption of the mandibular permanent lateral incisors involving the loss of the adjacent primary canines is not uncommon, yet the extreme distalization and transposition of such teeth (partial or true) has been reported infrequently. Three cases that illustrate various anomalous eruption-exfoliation patterns are presented. Theories that attempt to explain the etiology of anomalous erupt...

M olar distalization in Class II cases has been accomplished with various functional ap pliances, including fixed interarch appliances, such as the Herbst* and Jasper Jumper,** and fixed intra-arch appliances. The Twin Force Bite Corrector (TFBC)*** is a new fixe~ntermaxillary appliance with a built-in constant force for Class II correction. This article presents two patients who were part of a...

36 a Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, Dicle University, Dİyarbakir, Turkey. b Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Dicle University, Dİyarbakir, Turkey. c Assistant Professor, Department of Computarised Programming, Dicle University, Dİyarbakir, Turkey. d Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Dicle University, Dİyarbakir, Turkey. Corresponding author: Ni...