The upper arch received placement of 1.6 mm x 6 mm miniscrews (S.I.N. Implant System, São Paulo, Brazil) on the buccal and palatal aspects, between teeth #16 and #17, used as anchorage for intrusion ...

Initial arch wires are the first arch wires inserted into fixed appliance at the beginning of orthodontic treatment. With a number of different types of orthodontic arch wires available for initial ...

Notably, this technique may be easily accepted by patients who feel distressed by a fixed orthodontic treatment. Unlike removable appliances in the maxillary arch, clear aligners blend seamlessly with ...