title: Selecting custom torque prescriptions for the straight-wire appliance.
abstract: Selecting custom torque prescriptions based on the treatment needs of each patient can reduce the amount of routine archwire torque adjustment needed and speed torque correction, thus reducing the total treatment time. Using the appropriate torque prescription prevents iatrogenic torque problems and allows most torque corrections to be done earlier with more resilient nickel-titanium and beta-titanium wires. As a result, fewer time-consuming final torque adjustments are needed with stainless steel finishing wires, resulting in shorter treatment time.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0438, USA. earl.johnson@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Earl
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys