Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the choices made by clinicians in selecting archwires during the initial, intermediate and final stages of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. Methods: We carried out a questionnaire-based study at the Orthodontics and Pedodontics Clinic Târgu...

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Main Authors: Silvia-Izabella Pop, Mariana Păcurar, Cristina Bratu Dana, Rv Pop, Manuela Chibelean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Marisiensis
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2013-0050
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spelling doaj-c80099ccb0c34401b9e70d5b338956662021-09-06T19:41:10ZengSciendoActa Medica Marisiensis2247-61132013-08-0159421221810.2478/amma-2013-0050amma-2013-0050Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic ArchwiresSilvia-Izabella Pop0Mariana Păcurar1Cristina Bratu Dana2Rv Pop3Manuela Chibelean4Department of Paedodontics and Orthodontics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaDepartment of Paedodontics and Orthodontics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaDepartment of Paedodontics and Orthodontics, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, RomaniaPrivate practice, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaDepartment of Paedodontics and Orthodontics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, RomaniaObjective: The aim of this study was to assess the choices made by clinicians in selecting archwires during the initial, intermediate and final stages of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. Methods: We carried out a questionnaire-based study at the Orthodontics and Pedodontics Clinic Târgu Mureș, between March 2012 and September 2012. The questionnaires consisted of two parts: the first included questions related to the dimension, alloy used in fabrication, section (round or rectangular) and manufacturer of the archwires used by the orthodontists in their orthodontic practice, the second part was concerned with their personal opinion about the physical properties and disadvantages of the archwires. Results: From a total number of 90 distributed questionnaires, 62 were returned. The majority of clinicians are using stainless steel (SS) and nickel-titanium alloy (NiTi) wires in their fixed orthodontic treatments, very few are using beta-titanium (Beta Ti), copper nickel-titanium (Co- NiTi) and esthetic archwires. The preferred dimension seem to be 0.022 inches in the appliance system. Regarding the wire dimensions, 0.014, 0.016 inch wires are mostly used from the round section group and 0.016 × 0.022 inch, 0.017 × 0.025 inch from the rectangular ones. Conclusions: There is a general lack of agreement between the clinicians surveyed regarding the properties of an ideal archwire and the disadvantages of the used wires. The most frequently used alloys seemed to be the SS and NiTihttps://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2013-0050archwireorthodonticsnickel-titaniumstainless-steel
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author Silvia-Izabella Pop
Mariana Păcurar
Cristina Bratu Dana
Rv Pop
Manuela Chibelean
spellingShingle Silvia-Izabella Pop
Mariana Păcurar
Cristina Bratu Dana
Rv Pop
Manuela Chibelean
Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
Acta Medica Marisiensis
archwire
orthodontics
nickel-titanium
stainless-steel
author_facet Silvia-Izabella Pop
Mariana Păcurar
Cristina Bratu Dana
Rv Pop
Manuela Chibelean
author_sort Silvia-Izabella Pop
title Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
title_short Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
title_full Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
title_fullStr Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
title_full_unstemmed Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires
title_sort clinicians' choices in selecting orthodontic archwires
publisher Sciendo
series Acta Medica Marisiensis
issn 2247-6113
publishDate 2013-08-01
description Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the choices made by clinicians in selecting archwires during the initial, intermediate and final stages of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. Methods: We carried out a questionnaire-based study at the Orthodontics and Pedodontics Clinic Târgu Mureș, between March 2012 and September 2012. The questionnaires consisted of two parts: the first included questions related to the dimension, alloy used in fabrication, section (round or rectangular) and manufacturer of the archwires used by the orthodontists in their orthodontic practice, the second part was concerned with their personal opinion about the physical properties and disadvantages of the archwires. Results: From a total number of 90 distributed questionnaires, 62 were returned. The majority of clinicians are using stainless steel (SS) and nickel-titanium alloy (NiTi) wires in their fixed orthodontic treatments, very few are using beta-titanium (Beta Ti), copper nickel-titanium (Co- NiTi) and esthetic archwires. The preferred dimension seem to be 0.022 inches in the appliance system. Regarding the wire dimensions, 0.014, 0.016 inch wires are mostly used from the round section group and 0.016 × 0.022 inch, 0.017 × 0.025 inch from the rectangular ones. Conclusions: There is a general lack of agreement between the clinicians surveyed regarding the properties of an ideal archwire and the disadvantages of the used wires. The most frequently used alloys seemed to be the SS and NiTi
topic archwire
orthodontics
nickel-titanium
stainless-steel
url https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2013-0050
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