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    Mesio-Distal Tooth Movment: Finger Spring

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    Abdullah Muhammed khaleel Hassan
    Finger springs are components of removable orthodontic appliances used to move teeth mesiodistally within the dental arch. There are two main types - simple and guarded finger springs. They consist of a coil, active arm, and retentive tag or guard. The coil is positioned palatally and the active arm extends labially. Activation involves deflecting the active arm to apply light continuous forces over 2-4 weeks to slowly move teeth. The guarded spring provides more flexible and stable tooth movement than the simple type.

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    Mesio-Distal Tooth Movment: Finger Spring

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    Finger springs are components of removable orthodontic appliances used to move teeth mesiodistally within the dental arch. There are two main types - simple and guarded finger springs. They consist of a coil, active arm, and retentive tag or guard. The coil is positioned palatally and the active arm extends labially. Activation involves deflecting the active arm to apply light continuous forces over 2-4 weeks to slowly move teeth. The guarded spring provides more flexible and stable tooth movement than the simple type.

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    Finger springs are components of removable orthodontic appliances used to move teeth mesiodistally within the dental arch. There are two main types - simple and guarded finger springs. They consist of a coil, active arm, and retentive tag or guard. The coil is positioned palatally and the active arm extends labially. Activation involves deflecting the active arm to apply light continuous forces over 2-4 weeks to slowly move teeth. The guarded spring provides more flexible and stable tooth movement than the simple type.

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    Mesio-Distal Tooth Movment: Finger Spring

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    Abdullah Muhammed khaleel Hassan
    Finger springs are components of removable orthodontic appliances used to move teeth mesiodistally within the dental arch. There are two main types - simple and guarded finger springs. They consist of a coil, active arm, and retentive tag or guard. The coil is positioned palatally and the active arm extends labially. Activation involves deflecting the active arm to apply light continuous forces over 2-4 weeks to slowly move teeth. The guarded spring provides more flexible and stable tooth movement than the simple type.

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    Mesio-distal Tooth Movment

    FINGER SPRING
    It is a palatally situated active component of removable orthodontic appliance. It is used
    for mesio-distal movement of teeth which are located within the dental arch.

    Uses:
    It is used for mesio-distal movement of any tooth (incisors, canines, premolars and even
    molars). However, it is mostly used for distal movement of canines.

    Types:
    1- Simple finger spring (self-supported finger spring) made of 0.6 mm stainless steel wire.
    2- Guarded finger spring (supported finger spring) made of 0.5 mm stainless steel wire.

    Components:

    1- Coil: the internal diameter is 3 mm and it should be directed opposite to the direction of
    tooth movement so that the coil is opened during activation. The coil is located by drawing a
    perpendicular line on the line of occlusion from the midpoint of the mesio-distal width of the
    tooth to be moved and about 2mm away from the palatal midline. The coil is wound in a way
    that the active arm becomes upwards (i.e. away from the palate) and the retentive tag
    becomes downwards (i.e. closer to the palate).

    2- Active arm: It begins from the coil and continues to the labial or buccal aspect of the tooth.
    It should end with a non-traumatic coil and can have a C-shape well adapted to the labial
    surface of the tooth for better engagement of the tooth and to keep the tooth movement
    within the line of the arch. The coil and the active arm are either open or protected by the
    acrylic base plate. For canines the active arm has a crank located ⅔ away from the coil, while
    other teeth have a small curve near the coil.
    The coil and the active arm are boxed in wax so that the spring lies in a recess between
    the mucosa and the base plate.

    3- Retentive tag:

    a- In the simple finger spring: the tag forms a zigzag shape, 5-6 mm long, parallel and 2mm
    away from the palatal midline and elevated about 1 mm form the palate for embedding
    in the acrylic.

    b- in the guarded finger spring: the tag (guard) begins, about 2mm away from the coil with
    a small U-loop (2 mm wide and 2 mm long) and then extends below the active arm
    parallel to the line of the arch 2 mm away from the teeth, and ends with a small L-shape
    at the middle of the tooth adjacent to the extraction site. The guard prevents palatal
    displacement of the active arm and trauma to the mucosa. The U-loop and the L-shape
    are elevated about 1 mm from the palate to be embedded in the acrylic.

    Activation

    the simple type is activated by opening


    the coil using an Angle pliers so that the tip of
    the active arm is deflected 2 mm or one third the
    mesio-distal dimension of the tooth to apply little
    force for tooth movement (25-30g) for a 2-3
    weeks duration. In the guarded type, activation is done so that the tip of the active arm is
    deflected half the mesio-distal dimension of the tooth to apply little force for longer duration
    (3-4 weeks).
    Design:
    1- 2 finger springs on 3 3
    2- 2 Adams clasps on 6 6
    3- Fitted labial arch on 1 1
    4- Acrylic base plate

    Differences between Simple and Guarded finger spring:

    Simple Guarded

    Component has a tag has a guard

    Construction 0.6 mm 0.5 mm


    Activation ⅓ of the mesio-distal tooth ⅟2 of the mesio-distal tooth
    width width

    Appointments every 2-3 weeks every 3-4 weeks

    Advantages of the guarded finger spring:


    The active arm of the guarded finger spring is more:

    1- Flexible in horizontal direction because it is made of 0.5mm hard stainless steel wire so
    the force of activation is retained for a longer duration.

    2- Stable in vertical direction because it is located between the acrylic and the guard thus
    preventing trauma to the palatal mucosa and guide the movement of the active arm.

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