Does prestretching stainless-steel wire have any clinical significance?
Clinical parameters of prestretch and tension forces placed on stainless-steel wire by 20 oral and maxillofacial surgeons were obtained. Unstretched wire was clinically as tough or tougher than prestretched wire of a similar gauge. Both prestretched and unstretched wires, twisted to their maximum, loosened when under tension. As the prestretch forces increased, the clinical strength of the wire diminished.
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Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001864:Bone Wires; D004548:Elasticity; D008422:Materials Testing; D012399:Rotation; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013718:Tensile Strength
D013193:Stainless Steel