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CLINICAL INNOVATION

Banding Made Easy

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Jitendra Kumar Bothra, 2MS Rami Reddy, 3Sachin Bansal, 4Chintan Agrawal, 5Yashpal Pachori

ABSTRACT • Step 1: Take an upper and lower impression before

To reduce the number of appointments as well as chair side placing the separators (Fig. 1).
time. A new method is described for the banding of molars. The • Step 2: Pour the impression with wax in the teeth mesial
method is clinically useful. and distal to the tooth which needs banding and once
Keywords: Banding, Easy banding technique, Molar banding. the wax is set then pour the remaining impression with
How to cite this article: Bothra JK, Reddy MSR, Bansal S, dental stone (Fig. 2).
Agrawal C, Pachori Y. Banding Made Easy. J Ind Orthod Soc • Step 3: Remove the waxed teeth from the model. Now
2014;48(4):504-505. we have a model with first molar free from all the sides
Source of support: Nil (Figs 3A and B).
• Step 4: Do the banding on this model. (This saves our
Conflict of interest: None
clinical time as well as fewer trauma to the patient while
Received on: 25/1/14 banding) (Figs 4A to C).
Accepted after revision: 12/2/14 • Step 5: The lingual sheath as well as the molar tubes can
be welded to these bands (Fig. 5).
INTRODUCTION • Step 6: Once the molars bands are fitted with tubes and
Banding is an important step of our orthodontic practice. In lingual sheath, the TPA can be fabricated in the lab only
our daily practice, once we convince our patient for treat­ (Fig. 6).
ment, the first step is to take all the diagnostic records and
the second is to put the separators. In the next visit, we do
the molar banding in patients mouth.
In case, the treatment plan involves the use of a TPA/
lingual arch/RME appliance or tongue crib, then bands
have to be fabricated for the patient and involves the
taking of impressions along with the bands so that the wire
components can be soldered to the bands. To complete this
step, laboratory time is needed and the patient needs to be
recalled for another appointment. So by the time, the bands
are cemented its patients third appointment.

Fig. 1: Take an upper and lower impression

METHODOLOGY before placing the separators
We have invented a procedure which can save our clinical
time as well as one visit of patient. Steps are as followed:

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Reader, 2Professor
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Department of Orthodontics, Jodhpur Dental College
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Department of Orthodontics, Sudha Rustagi Dental College
Faridabad, Haryana, India
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Department of Orthodontics, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College
and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India
Corresponding Author: Jitendra Kumar Bothra, Reader
Department of Orthodontics, Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur
Rajasthan, India, Phone: 9413329547, e-mail: drbothra1@ Fig. 2: Pour the impression with wax in the teeth mesial and distal
gmail.com to the teeth needs banding and once the wax is set then pour the
remaining impression with dental stone

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Banding Made Easy

Figs 3A and B: Remove the waxed teeth from the model. Now, we have a model with first molars free from all the sides

Figs 4A to C: Do the banding on this model (this saves our clinical time as well as fewer traumas to the patient while banding)

Fig. 5: The lingual sheath as well as Fig. 6: Once the molar bands are fitted with tubes and lingual
the molar tubes can be welded to these bands sheath, the TPA/lingual arch can be fabricated in the lab only

• Step 7: The TPA/habit breaking appliance/lingual arch
can be soldered to the bands.
• Step 8: In case of a RME, the canine, 2nd premolar and
molar can be poured in wax and the rest of the teeth with
stone. So that the 1st premolar and molar can be banded.
By using this technique, we can deliver the bands/TPA/
habit breaking appliance/lingual arch/RME appliance to
the patients in 2nd visit only  without wasting much of our
clinical time. We are saving our precious clinical time by
doing the banding in the lab.

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