LABIAL BOW

DEFINITION

PARTS

Parts of labial bow

USES
1.
2.

RETRACTION
RETENTION AFTER ACTIVE ORTHO TREATMENT REINFORCEMENT ATTACHMENT OF AUXILLARY SPRINGS FOR CARRYING SOLDERED ATTACHMENT

3. 4. 5.

SELECTION
1.
2.

NUMBER OF TEETH TO BE MOVED

SEVERITY OF PROTRUSION

3.
4. 5.

PURPOSE
LOCATION OF SPACING CLINICIAN PREFERENCE

TYPES
1.
2. 3. 4. 5.

SHORT LABIAL BOW

LONG LABIAL BOW SPLIT LABIAL BOW ROBERTS RETRACTOR MILLS RETRACTOR

6.
7.

HIGH LABIAL BOW

REVERSE LABIAL BOW

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

FITTED LABIAL BOW SOLDERED LABIAL BOW LABIAL BOW WITH SELF STRAIGHTENING WIRE LABIAL BOW WITH ELASTICS RICKETTS RETENTION BOW BEGGSRETENTION BOW MISCELLANEOUS

SHORT LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED :

STAINLESS STEEL 0.6 RETRACTION 0.7 RETENTION 0.8-1.0 - REINFORCEMENT

USES
1.
2.

RETRACTION
RETENTION AFTER ACTIVE ORTHO TREATMENT REINFORCEMENT ATTACHMENT OF AUXILLARY SPRINGS FOR CARRYING SOLDERED ATTACHMENT

3. 4. 5.

CONTRAINDICATION

SEVERE PROCLINATION OF ANTERIORS

ADVANTAGES
1.
2. 3.

EASY FABRICATION
EASY TO ADJUST FOR SOLDERING HOOKS USEFUL FOR ATTACHMENT OF ELASTICS OR J HOOKS FOR EXTRA ORAL TRACTION

LONG LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED :

STAINLESS STEEL 0.6 RETRACTION 0.7 RETENTION

ADVANTAGES
1.

2.

TO CLOSE SPACE BETWEEN CANINE AND PREMOLAR CAN CONTROL THE CANINE

SPLIT LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED :

STAINLESS STEEL 0.6 mm

ADVANTAGE
1.
2.

MORE FLEXIBILITY
FOR MINOR CORRECTION OF SPACES

3.

TO FLATTEN THE ARCH

DRAW BACK
1.

FLATTENING OF ARCH WHERE NOT REQUIRED BY IMPROPER ACTIVATION

ROBERTS RETRACTOR

WIRE USED :

STAINLESS STEEL 0.5 mm

ADVANTAGES
1.

FOR CORRECTION OF SEVERE PROTUSION

LIGHT FORCES BECAUSE OF THIN WIRE LONG RANGE OF ACTION BECAUSE OF MORE LENGTH

2.

3.

DRAWBACK
1.
2.

UNCOMFORTABLE TO WEAR
CANNOT BE GIVEN FOR LOWER ARCH AS SULCUS IS SHALLOW

MILLS RETRACTOR

WIRE USED :
STAINLESS STEEL

0.7mm

ADVANTAGES
1.
2. 3. 4. 5.

FOR CORRECTION OF SEVERE PROTUSION

MORE FLEXIBLE LIGHT FORCE LONG RANGE OF ACTION MINOR TOOTH IRREGULARITIES CAN BE CORRECTED

DRAWBACKS
1.
2. 3.

BULKY UNCOMFORTABLE PRECISE ADJUSTMENT IS DIFFICULT

HIGH LABIAL BOW WITH APRON SPRING

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL

0.9 mm LABIAL BOW 0.35 -0.4 mm APRON SPRING

ACTIVATION

BY BENDING OF APRON SPRING TOWARDS TEETH

ADVANTAGES
1.
2. 3. 4.

SEVERE PROCLINATION LIGHTER FORCE LONG RANGE OF ACTION CAN CORRECT SINGLE OR MULTIPLE MALPOSITION OF TOOTH

DRAWBACK
1.
2. 3.

UNCOMFORTABLE
TIME CONSUMING FABRICATION CANT BE USED IN LOWER ARCH

REVERSE LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL

0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ADVANTAGES
1.
2.

TO RETAIN ANTERIOR TEETH

CONTROLS THE BUCCAL DRIFT OF

CANINE DURING RETRACTION

DRAWBACK
DISTORT EASILY

LABIAL BOW WITH SELF STRAIGHTENING WIRE

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL

0.7 mm 0.5 mm LABIAL BOW SELF STRAIGHTENING WIRE

ADVANTAGE
1.
2.

MORE RANGE OF ACTION

CAN CORRECT MILD PROCLINATION OR SPACING

DRAWBACK
1.
2.

TENDENCY TO FLATTEN THE ARCH

INDIVIDUAL TOOTH MOVEMENT NOT POSSIBLE

LABIAL BOW WITH ELASTICS

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL

0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ACTIVATION
BY CHANGING ELASTICS

ADVANTAGE

CONTINUOUS FORCE
LESS CHANCE OF SLIPPAGE OF ELASTIC DUE TO PRESENCE OF LABIAL BOW

FITTED LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL
0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ADVANTAGES
1.

FOR INDIVIDUAL TOOTH RETENTION

DRAWBACK
1.

TIME CONSUMING

SOLDERED LABIAL BOW

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL

0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ADVANTAGES
1.

WHEN USED FOR RETRACTION IT

HELPS IN CONSOLIDATING THE SPACES

2.

CAN ALSO BE USED FOR ATTACHMENT

OF SELF STRAIGHTENING WIRE GOOD OCCLUSAL SETTLEMENT

3.

DRAWBACK
1.

IF FRACTURED WHOLE APPLIANCE IS TO BE REPLACED

RICKETTS RETENTION BOW

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL
0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ADVANTAGES
1.

AS HORIZONTAL ARM EXTENDS OVER CANINE , HELPS IN CONTROLLING CANINE

BEGGS RETENTION BOW

WIRE USED : STAINLESS STEEL
0.7 mm LABIAL BOW

ADVANTAGES
1.

GOOD OCCLUSAL SETTING

DRAWBACKS
1.
2.

EASILY DISTORTED
RETENTION POOR IF NOT CONSTRUCTED

WELL

MISCELLANEOUS
1.

WITH EYELETS OR HOOKS IN REGION OF INCISORS FOR ENGAGING THE J HOOK OF EXTRA ORAL TRACTION

2.

HOOKS SOLDERED FOR INTRUDING A SINGLE TOOTH

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