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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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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Silvia-Izabella Pop Mariana Păcurar Cristina Bratu Dana Rv Pop Manuela Chibelean |
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Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires |
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Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires |
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Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires |
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Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires |
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Clinicians' Choices in Selecting Orthodontic Archwires |
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clinicians' choices in selecting orthodontic archwires |
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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 |
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archwire orthodontics nickel-titanium stainless-steel |
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