This is super helpful thank you for sharing this! I'm currently shadowing an orthodontist and this helped me understand better a lot of the techniques they perform.
SUPER HELPFUL I’m new student to become a orthodontist assistant and just wow 🤩 please keep making more videos you are the BEST TEACHER on here !!! ❤️❤️❤️
If both the mesial and distal of the bracket is out of alignment you use one steel tie from either side of the bracket. You could also potentially use a figure 8 O tie. The point is that whatever you use should get the wire seated completely into the base of the bracket on both the mesial and distal sides of the bracket. I hope that helps. 😁👍
Wonderful video, thank you My question is that So basically we insert the bent end of the steel ligature to the side of the arch wire which is not snugging well on to the arch wire ? In case of Mesial and distal end both are sitting far from bracket Tooth is v much out of the line and then can we insert the bent end from either mesial or distal and activate or do we have to do two seperate steel ligatures , one from and one from distal? Sorry if question is silly 😊
Hi. What types of orthodontic tasks can someone do and cannot do without training/education but wants to learn on the job and eventually take the test . I understand that after 2 years of working as an assistant, I can qualify to take the test . is that true? I am looking into reception/front office positions to start and learn the assistant tasks along the way. thanks
Every area has their own unique requirements for what a person has to do to work as an orthodontic assistant. The easiest way to find out what is required in your area is to ask an orthodontic office. They should be able to give you a good idea of what it will take to become an orthodontic assistant in your area. Best of luck! 👍
There are a couple of reasons I can think of: 1) if you have three lower incisors instead of four because either you had one of them extracted or you were born without one. In that case, the center of your central incisor bracket should be treated as your new midline. 2) the Ortho is purposely trying to skew one arch to fit the other to compensate for asymmetry in the upper and/or lower jaws. 3) the Ortho or his staff member simply made a mistake when placing the archwires. The most likely explanation is either 1 or 3 but 2 is theoretically possible. You should feel free to ask your orthodontist at your next appointment. You are, after all, paying for the treatment. Every team makes mistakes sometimes, despite their best efforts. 😊👍
@@likeabossproductions1254 nice details, thanks.I can't see a midline mark on my archwire though, are they so tiny just to be seen with binoculars? And also there was no bino worn by my orhodontist either :)
My orthodontist placed power chains on my upper set of teeth, but on the fourth and fifth tooth, he used single ties…and because of it, I noticed a lack of movement between those teeth. Do you think it would be more effective to use power chains all the way through, instead of the single ties? Thank you for your time, nice video!
There are a few reasons to set it up like your orthodontist did and every orthodontist has the way they prefer to do things. As long as you end up with a great result, all's well that ends well. Best of luck!
Yes. That’s why you want to use a distal end cutter to clip any bit of wire that is sticking out the distal of the most distal bracket. The distal end cutter should hold onto the cut piece of wire after it’s cut so you can remove it without the risk of losing that small piece of wire in the patient’s mouth.
You can buy them from any company that sells brackets (American Orthodontics, Ormco, 3M, etc). You could probably also find them on Amazon or eBay if you don’t care what brand of brackets are on the typodont.
Power chains will close spaces. After the spaces are closed, some Drs keep power chains on to prevent the spaces from re-opening while other Drs place single ties. With single ties in place there is a chance the spaces might re-open but the advantage is that single ties make it a little bit easier to keep the teeth clean because there’s not a chain stretching between all the teeth that food/plaque can hide behind. If spaces re-open, your Dr can always place another power chain to close them. I hope that answers your question. 👍
You would cinch the wire distal to the most distal bracket if you have a premolar extraction site or long unsupported space. The reason is because when the patient chews food the round NiTi wire will flex and the distal of the wire will slide to the mesial and come out of the most distal bracket. To prevent that you can cinch distal to the most distal bracket and that prevents the wire from being able to slide to the mesial when the wire bends in the edentulous space. If all the teeth are present you usually do not need to cinch distal to the most distal bracket. Also, you usually do not need to cinch wires that are .016 x .022 NiTi or larger, in my experience.
Cinching the wire would only be a problem if you’re trying to open space with a spring on the wire, say to open space to allow a tooth to erupt, for example. In that case, you could still cinch the wire if you wanted to but you’d need to leave enough wire between the distal of the most distal bracket and the cinch to allow the space to open sufficiently before the cinch runs into the distal if the most distal bracket. I hope that helps!
so special care on using open coil spring to upright or distalize molar as more distal space is required to open space there. therefore, leave some wire length before cinch the wire end?
🤣 I hope not! These are videos I made to train new orthodontics assistants at our office. I was later surprised to discover that other people also started watching them (possibly including the occasional sweating orthodontist). 😎👍
This is super helpful thank you for sharing this! I'm currently shadowing an orthodontist and this helped me understand better a lot of the techniques they perform.
You have no idea how much you’ve helped me tonight 😭 Thank you so much for making this video, you’ll literally save my life tomorrow at work
I’m glad this video worked well for you!
😎👍 It feels good to have literally saved your life! 🫡
SUPER HELPFUL I’m new student to become a orthodontist assistant and just wow 🤩 please keep making more videos you are the BEST TEACHER on here !!! ❤️❤️❤️
If both the mesial and distal of the bracket is out of alignment you use one steel tie from either side of the bracket. You could also potentially use a figure 8 O tie. The point is that whatever you use should get the wire seated completely into the base of the bracket on both the mesial and distal sides of the bracket.
I hope that helps. 😁👍
Love this , I’m working with ortho pt now , learning new things every day
“mom’s gonna be upset” 😂 oh the drama
Bc the kid doesn’t care that they have a wire poking or they have a sore lol just mom
Amazing informative video. Please keep making more videos on clinical orthodontics.
Excellent video... Yours videos are too good. keep it up
Excellent presentation
Very good video
Thank you! I’m glad you found it useful! 😎👍
Wonderful video, thank you
My question is that
So basically we insert the bent end of the steel ligature to the side of the arch wire which is not snugging well on to the arch wire ? In case of Mesial and distal end both are sitting far from bracket
Tooth is v much out of the line and then can we insert the bent end from either mesial or distal and activate or do we have to do two seperate steel ligatures , one from and one from distal? Sorry if question is silly 😊
super helpful ❤️❤️ thank you sooo much ❤️❤️
Thank you so much
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Are the gloves too thin?
The assistant keeps placing the arch wire a little to my right.
I showed the orthodontist and she said
"that's ok"
Now, I am really concerned.
Hi. What types of orthodontic tasks can someone do and cannot do without training/education but wants to learn on the job and eventually take the test . I understand that after 2 years of working as an assistant, I can qualify to take the test . is that true? I am looking into reception/front office positions to start and learn the assistant tasks along the way. thanks
Every area has their own unique requirements for what a person has to do to work as an orthodontic assistant. The easiest way to find out what is required in your area is to ask an orthodontic office. They should be able to give you a good idea of what it will take to become an orthodontic assistant in your area. Best of luck! 👍
Doc were I buy that doc
Excellent
Would there be a reason why the last two wire changes my Ortho did not align the arch wire with my midline?
There are a couple of reasons I can think of:
1) if you have three lower incisors instead of four because either you had one of them extracted or you were born without one. In that case, the center of your central incisor bracket should be treated as your new midline.
2) the Ortho is purposely trying to skew one arch to fit the other to compensate for asymmetry in the upper and/or lower jaws.
3) the Ortho or his staff member simply made a mistake when placing the archwires.
The most likely explanation is either 1 or 3 but 2 is theoretically possible. You should feel free to ask your orthodontist at your next appointment. You are, after all, paying for the treatment. Every team makes mistakes sometimes, despite their best efforts.
😊👍
@@likeabossproductions1254 nice details, thanks.I can't see a midline mark on my archwire though, are they so tiny just to be seen with binoculars? And also there was no bino worn by my orhodontist either :)
@@LBJdachosen1 I am trying to see the midline on my arch, but I cant see anything.
Does every wire have this mark?
Hey I have a question … My ortho placed the tie in 0 figure .. on half bracket.. can you plz tell me the reason ??? im really concerned
I would ask my Dr. Im sure they would be glad to answer
My orthodontist placed power chains on my upper set of teeth, but on the fourth and fifth tooth, he used single ties…and because of it, I noticed a lack of movement between those teeth. Do you think it would be more effective to use power chains all the way through, instead of the single ties? Thank you for your time, nice video!
There are a few reasons to set it up like your orthodontist did and every orthodontist has the way they prefer to do things. As long as you end up with a great result, all's well that ends well. Best of luck!
@@likeabossproductions1254 Thank you for responding back!
Thanks alot
Isn't there risk of having a small wire go inside the patient's mouth when cutting it?
Yes. That’s why you want to use a distal end cutter to clip any bit of wire that is sticking out the distal of the most distal bracket. The distal end cutter should hold onto the cut piece of wire after it’s cut so you can remove it without the risk of losing that small piece of wire in the patient’s mouth.
Where did you get that typodont
You can buy them from any company that sells brackets (American Orthodontics, Ormco, 3M, etc). You could probably also find them on Amazon or eBay if you don’t care what brand of brackets are on the typodont.
Cinch back ?
My ortho removed power chain and put single ties I don’t know wht? Could you please tell me the rsn?
Power chains will close spaces. After the spaces are closed, some Drs keep power chains on to prevent the spaces from re-opening while other Drs place single ties. With single ties in place there is a chance the spaces might re-open but the advantage is that single ties make it a little bit easier to keep the teeth clean because there’s not a chain stretching between all the teeth that food/plaque can hide behind. If spaces re-open, your Dr can always place another power chain to close them. I hope that answers your question. 👍
@@likeabossproductions1254 thank you🙏
when we need to cinch the wire end instead of just distal cut it? thank you
You would cinch the wire distal to the most distal bracket if you have a premolar extraction site or long unsupported space. The reason is because when the patient chews food the round NiTi wire will flex and the distal of the wire will slide to the mesial and come out of the most distal bracket. To prevent that you can cinch distal to the most distal bracket and that prevents the wire from being able to slide to the mesial when the wire bends in the edentulous space. If all the teeth are present you usually do not need to cinch distal to the most distal bracket. Also, you usually do not need to cinch wires that are .016 x .022 NiTi or larger, in my experience.
Dr it sounds good to always cinch the wire end. any situation that cinching the wire end will cause a problem?
Cinching the wire would only be a problem if you’re trying to open space with a spring on the wire, say to open space to allow a tooth to erupt, for example. In that case, you could still cinch the wire if you wanted to but you’d need to leave enough wire between the distal of the most distal bracket and the cinch to allow the space to open sufficiently before the cinch runs into the distal if the most distal bracket. I hope that helps!
so special care on using open coil spring to upright or distalize molar as more distal space is required to open space there. therefore, leave some wire length before cinch the wire end?
Who is this video made for? Are there orthodontists hiding in the break room, panic watching TH-cam to figure out how to do braces? 😂
🤣 I hope not! These are videos I made to train new orthodontics assistants at our office. I was later surprised to discover that other people also started watching them (possibly including the occasional sweating orthodontist).
😎👍
Good
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