title: Memotain: A CAD/CAM nickel-titanium lingual retainer.
abstract: Approximately 1/2 of maxillary and 1/5 of mandibular multi-stranded lingual retainers fail during retention in some form, either bond failure or wire breakage. Memotain is a new CAD/CAM fabricated lingual retainer wire made of custom-cut nickel-titanium, as an alternative to multi-stranded lingual retainers. It offers numerous perceived advantages to the traditional multi-stranded stainless steel wire, including precision fit, avoidance of interferences, corrosion resistance and even the potential for minor tooth movement as an active lingual retainer.
authors.affiliation: Private practice, South Riding, Va. Electronic address: nealkravitz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Neal D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Kravitz
authors.affiliation: USC Advanced Orthodontics, Santa Monica, Calif; Private practice, Santa Monica, Calif.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grauer
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.affiliation: CA-Digital, Mettmann, Germany.
authors.forename: Yong-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Jo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003775:Dental Polishing; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium