Open AccessLoops in orthodontics
Author(s) -
Anil Prashar,
Sukhpal Kaur,
Rajdeep Kaur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v5ns2.5374
Subject(s) - point (geometry) , closing (real estate) , orthodontics , process (computing) , computer science , mathematics , medicine , geometry , business , finance , operating system
Present article reviews about application of loops in orthodontics. Loops are used mainly during alignment phase but may be used later for closing spaces. The alignment phase in any technique has a very important place both from the patient point of view, who gets fascinated by the alignment of crowded teeth and also from the operator point of view who gets a chance to use rectangular and square wires in leveled up teeth. Basically the purpose of an orthodontic appliance is the production of controlled forces to move teeth. A controlled force is one that is properly directed and which has the correct amount of force to stimulate the histotogical process that must accompany tooth movements.