Wires Characterization of “Shape Memory” and Clinical Applications

Bruno Lima MONERVINO, Ary dos Santos PINTO, Maurício Tatsuei SAKIMA, Antônio Carlos GUASTALDI, Claudia NAKANDAKARI, Eliana Lima MINERVINO

The aim of this study is relate to orthodontic alloys (niquel-titanium wires) and its adequate clinical application. The tooth movement obtained by these alloys is considered more biological because they presents a “shape memory” and elastic, i.e. during activation and desactivation they allow a great elastic deflection and also they produce light and continuous force along period of time.

Keywords: Orthodontic wire of Nitinol. Metallic characterization. Shape memory. Elastic.

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