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Peter Kelsing:

 Developed the tip edge appliance in 1986.

 Is an American orthodontist, born in La Porte, Indiana, and is the son of Harold Kesling who was also an orthodontist.

 Peter also has one son called Chris Kesling who followed in both his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps and works as an orthodontist at the same practice in Westville, Indiana.

Tip edge appliance:

 Developed based on the best features of the Begg appliance (round wires, light forces) and the preadjusted edgewise appliance (detailed finishing).

 There are three stages of treatment when using this appliance:Stage 1: Align teeth, correct incisor and molar relationship, crossbites and rotations.Stage 2: Start space closure and maintain stage 1 corrections.Stage 3: Correct inclination of teeth.

 Each bracket incorporates the inbuilt prescriptions (in and out, tip, torque).

 Round archwires are used for the initial tipping and aligning stage and the later stages have the use of the rectangular archwires, which gives more control over tooth movement and helps with the final detailing.

 To ensure full engagement, the archwire is engaged into the bracket slot by the use of elastomeric modules or metal ligatures.