Three-dimensional imaging for indirect-direct bonding

Ahmed M El-Timamy; Fouad A El-Sharaby; Faten H Eid; Yehya A Mostafa

doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.12.009

Three-dimensional imaging for indirect-direct bonding

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2016 Jun;149(6):928-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.12.009.

Authors

Ahmed M El-Timamy¹, Fouad A El-Sharaby², Faten H Eid³, Yehya A Mostafa³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
² Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, Egypt.

PMID: 27242004
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.12.009

Abstract

The aim of this article is to introduce a new concept of bracket positioning with special consideration to root axes. Cone-beam computed tomography imaging and computer-aided manufacturing were used to produce stereolithographic trays for indirect-direct bonding.

MeSH terms

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
Dental Bonding / methods*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / methods*
Orthodontic Brackets*
Printing, Three-Dimensional*