The Hybrid Orthodontic Treatment System (HOTS)

World J Orthod. 2010 Summer;11(2):168-79.

Abstract

This paper describes the Hybrid Orthodontic Treatment System (HOTS), an innovative method used in first premolar extraction cases. It comprises the following three components: (1) a miniscrew, (2) dual-dimension wires, and (3) multiloop edgewise archwires. HOTS consists of four clearly defined treatment steps: (1) setup, (2) leveling, (3) separate but simultaneous anterior and canine teeth retraction, and (4) final adjustment. HOTS achieves a predictable treatment outcome with a shorter treatment time.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bicuspid / surgery
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Bone Screws
  • Cuspid / pathology
  • Dental Alloys / chemistry
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incisor / pathology
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II / therapy
  • Nickel / chemistry
  • Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / instrumentation
  • Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / methods
  • Orthodontic Appliance Design
  • Orthodontic Appliances*
  • Orthodontic Brackets
  • Orthodontic Space Closure / instrumentation
  • Orthodontic Space Closure / methods
  • Orthodontic Wires
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Stainless Steel / chemistry
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Surface Properties
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium / chemistry
  • Tooth Extraction
  • Tooth Movement Techniques / instrumentation
  • Tooth Movement Techniques / methods*
  • Torque
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Dental Alloys
  • titanium nickelide
  • Stainless Steel
  • Nickel
  • Titanium