Open AccessW Spring for Management of Impacted Teeth
Author(s) -
Rohit A. Minase,
Wasundhara A. Bhad,
Umal Hiralal Doshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/2321-1407.214569
Subject(s) - spring (device) , coil spring , nickel titanium , geology , orthodontics , engineering , materials science , structural engineering , medicine , composite material , shape memory alloy
Forced eruption of an impacted tooth necessitates a firm and versatile attachment for force application. The present article describes a simple modification of NiTi closed coil spring called W spring for predictable forced eruption of impacted teeth