title: Effect of heat treatment on stainless steel lingual arch appliances.
abstract: This study evaluated the effect of heat treatment on 0.036" diameter stainless steel wire. Forty wires were bent into arch forms (20 experimental and 20 control). The arch width changes were measured and the forces generated were determined over an eight week period. Heat treatment resulted in immediate and significant expansion (p < 0.001) followed by stabilization of arch width. The control wires continued to expand throughout the study. The force generated by the control group and experimental group expansion was capable of producing tooth movement.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program, Fort Meade, MD, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nagatani
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hondrum
mesh_terms: D019245:Compressive Strength; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008422:Materials Testing; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013193:Stainless Steel; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel