title: Calculating continuous archwire forces.
abstract: A method for evaluating the forces applied by a continuous archwire on all of the teeth engaged by the wire. A demonstration analysis shows that force is delivered to all of the teeth engaged by the archwire, even when only one tooth is out of alignment with the passive arch.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Drenker
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000503:physiopathology; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014070:Tooth / Q000502:physiology