Effective and efficient way of uprighting molar – A case report

Missing first molars are a common intra oral finding in adult orthodontic patients. It is usually due to either caries or compromised periodontal conditions. It’s appropriate treatment possess a very challenging situation for the orthodontist. Impacted or lingually tilted molars require uprighting. There are several approaches by which molar uprighting can be accomplished, like Australian uprighting spring, cantilever spring, push spring appliance, NiTi coil spring, Mini implant, forced eruption by elastics, traction from removable appliances, surgical uprighting etc. This is a case report of uprighting of a mesioangular mandibular right permanent second molar. Though various treatment options are available, uprighting with segmental T loop along with second order bend was chosen.