Bracket versus Widerstandszentrum – welches Kräftesystem wann und wozu?

Teeth that are to be moved orthodontically are characterized by two distinct sites: the point of force application (usually the bracket or tooth crown) and the center of resistance. Force systems can be determined or constructed at both sites. What can you use these for? Are there advantages to one or the other perspective? Does this also have practical benefits for the clinician? The following article will get to the bottom of these questions. Keywords: force system at bracket, force system at center of resistance, point of force application, center of resistance, rigid body, parallel force displacement, moment of force