Orthodontic Wires
Wires of various dimensions and grades made of stainless steel or precious metal. They are used in orthodontic treatment.
Dental Alloys
Corrosion
Stainless Steel
Dental Soldering
The joining of pieces of metal through the use of an alloy which has a lower melting point, usually at least 100 degrees Celsius below the fusion temperature of the parts being soldered. In dentistry, soldering is used for joining components of a dental appliance, as in assembling a bridge, joining metals to orthodontic bands, or adding to the bulk of certain structures, such as the establishment of proper contact areas on inlays and crowns with adjacent teeth. (Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)
Titanium
Pliability
Saliva, Artificial
Nickel
Materials Testing
Friction
Differential Thermal Analysis
Orthodontic Appliance Design
Chromium Alloys
Alloys
Bone Wires
Dental Stress Analysis
Orthodontic Brackets
Small metal or ceramic attachments used to fasten an arch wire. These attachments are soldered or welded to an orthodontic band or cemented directly onto the teeth. Bowles brackets, edgewise brackets, multiphase brackets, ribbon arch brackets, twin-wire brackets, and universal brackets are all types of orthodontic brackets.