title: [A gate spring which can torque an individual tooth with high efficiency].
abstract: It is to address torquing an individual tooth using a gate spring. The gate spring is made of a rectangular stainless steal wire, in the shape of a gate, which is incorporated to the archwire by spot welding. Torque is generated by the combined effects of the gate spring and the archwire. After 2-3 months, the gate spring can obviously torque individual tooth.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Lanlan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Zhihe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D014070:Tooth; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D019415:Torque