In part 4 of our 5 part elastic series we cover anterior box elastics.

We are going to work to give a more solid foundation to the teeth we want to keep in place and give less strength to the teeth we want to move. If we are trying to bring upper teeth down we will be using a stronger wire on the lower and attaching the elastic to more teeth on the lower. It is also a good idea to figure 8 steel ligate cuspid to cuspid on the lower to add extra anchorage

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