title: NiTi bonded space regainer/maintainer.
abstract: Early orthodontic interventions are often initiated in the developing dentition to promote favorable developmental changes. Interceptive orthodontic can eliminate or reduce the severity of a developing malocclusion, the complexity of orthodontic treatment, overall treatment time and cost. Premature loss of deciduous tooth or teeth can often destroy the integrity of normal occlusion. There are many space regaining and maintaining devices mentioned in literature. In this article, I present a simple space regaining method by a piece of nickel titanium (NiTi) wire bonded between the teeth in active loop form, and the unique shape memory property of NiTi wire will upright or move the teeth and the lost space can be regained easily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, H. P. Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. docksnortho@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Negi
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium