VECTOR III® PRESENTING BIO\ANALYTIC™ MECHANICS + VECTORLOY™ WIRE = REVOLUTIONARY RESULTS “THE SCIENCE IS IN THE APPLIANCE” VECTOR III® All Rights Reserved 2001-2007 ©

SEMINARS BASED ON THE TEXTBOOK VECTOR III® SEMINARS BASED ON THE TEXTBOOK “Orthodontic Principles Not Just Another Spring Beyond Bio-Mechanics to Bio\Analytic™ Mechanics” By White and White VECTOR III® All Rights Reserved 2001-2007 ©

VECTOR III® INTERACTIVE SPRING SYSTEM A DIFFERENTIAL BIO\ANALYTIC™ MECHANICAL FORCE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF MOVING TEETH AND ROOTS IN 3 PLANES IN SPACE

See Volume II Chapter XIII Pages 52 thru 55 of the textbook VECTOR III® SPRING SYSTEM™ 1 ON A CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Start See Volume II Chapter XIII Pages 52 thru 55 of the textbook

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Start One of the usual characteristics of a CL II DIV II is a closed vertical. In most closed verticals it is the mandibular arch that contributes to the problem. However in this case the upper centrals are the contributing factor. They are holding the mandibular arch back. This patient was having extreme TMJ pain due to the malocclusion. This patient was having severe crepitus and muscle trismus.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Start Please note that the springs are behind the arch wire. The crooked teeth, the upper centrals, are NOT tied into the arch wire. The arch wire being used at this time is a .016 Niti.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Start The adjustments for soft tissue are shown here. The adjustments are made with our Custom Fine 70X Optical plier. The springs are adjusted for the comfort of the patient and can be easily made while in the mouth. The textbook will show how adjustments are made.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Progress photo 28 days notice how bite is opening and centrals are moving into place.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Progress photo 28 days

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Progress photo 28 days

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE At 1 month and 11 days the lower was bonded and the VECTOR III® Interactive Springs were adjusted. VECTOR III® Classics Wires™ Flat Standard Series were inserted on the upper. At the same time headplate, panorex and intraoral x-rays were taken along with photos. Note how the bite has opened.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE As the vertical dimension opens the horizontal interferences are reduced and the mandible tends to come forward and shift. Note the midline correction. This was all done without headgear, elastics or Class II mechanics.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE This view shows some of the adjustments made on the VECTOR III® Springs to torque the teeth into position.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE AT 1 MONTH 25 DAYS VECTOR III® CLASSICS WIRES WERE PUT IN. The upper Standard wire was replaced with a Flat Upper Plus Series wire. The lower Nitinol wire was replaced with a Flat Lower Standard Series wire. In addition to the wires Class II light 3/16” elastics were started temporarily on the upper 3│3 to the lower 5 │5 and continued for 3 weeks.

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Photos showing progress at 3 months 1 day with VECTOR III® Classics Wires™ for 1 month 4 days

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Photos taken at progress of 3 months 1 day with VECTOR III® Classics Wires™ for 1 month 4 days

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Progress photos 3 months 1 day with VECTOR III® Classics Wires™ for 1 month 4 days

CLASS II DIVISION II 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE Progress photos 3 months 1 day with VECTOR III® Classics Wires™ for 1 month 4 days

Tooth length is 27 MM Anatomic center of the tooth is 13.5 MM from root tip to the incisal edge Starting center of rotation is 12.8 MM from incisal edge Progress center of rotation is 14.5 MM from incisal edge 1.7MM center of rotation moved during “torque type movement” Bracket slot moved to the labial 5.5 MM Root tip moved 7.5 MM to the lingual Crown tip moved 7.4 MM to the labial Extrude (down) root 3MM Extrude (down) crown 1 MM

Commentary; A) When the vertical & horizontal interferences were “reduced”, the mandible came forward. Note the red profiles in the mandible. There were no braces on the lower at that point. B) If the bracket slot and the primary arch wire were tied in during the “torquing” of a tooth using bio-mechanics, the center of rotation of the tooth would approximate the arch wire. The position of the bracket slot would further not have moved to the labial to any amount approaching 5.5.MM. C) Bio\Analytic™ Mechanics allowed the tooth in this patient to move in a “torquing type movement” to the desired position in 42 days. The difference in the results in this case, as opposed to traditional orthodontics, were due to the application of Bio\Analytic™ Mechanics (considering the living functional factor). Traditional bio-mechanics designed from the appliance side of the equation would result in a more typical result.