title: Does prestretching stainless-steel wire have any clinical significance?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bradrick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001864:Bone Wires; D004548:Elasticity; D008422:Materials Testing; D012399:Rotation; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel