Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: wgwenzi@agric.uz.ac.zw.
Before the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination fixed orthodontic devices, such as brackets and wires, cause challenges not only for the orthodontist but also for the radiologist. Essentially,...
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement was used in this study. The clinical question in "PIO" format was: "Does MRI examination influence the tempera...
Out of the eligible 18 studies, 10 articles examined the heating effect, 6 were about the debonding effect, and 11 measured the size of artifact regarding brackets and wires. Considering the quality a...
In conclusion, the thermal and debonding effects of the fixed orthodontic brackets and wires were irrelevant or resoluble; however, the size of the artifacts was clinically relevant and determined mos...
Controlling the growth of biofilm on orthodontic material has become a difficult challenge in modern dentistry. The antibacterial efficacy of currently used orthodontic material becomes limited due to...
The design of orthodontic arch wires is a prerequisite for orthodontic treatment that determines the subsequent orthodontic effects. Current methods for designing orthodontic arch wires are often base...
Releasing of metal ions might implicate in allergic reaction as a negative subsequent of the corrosion of Stainless Steel (SS304) orthodontic wires. The aim of this study was to evaluate the corrosion...
Zinc coating was applied on SS wires by PVD method. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Potentiodynamic polarization tests and Tafel analysis methods were used to predict the corrosion behav...
The values of E...
Applying Zn coating on bare SS orthodontic wire by PVD method might increase the corrosion resistance of the underlying stainless-steel substrate....
The authors have been using improved superelastic Nickel-Titanium alloy wire (ISW) to close and align extraction spaces simultaneously, instead of separately using rigid wires for closing extraction s...
In experiment 1, a 0.016 × 0.022-inch ISW, stainless steel (SS) wire, and β-titanium wires were ligatured into the two brackets. The 0.018 × 0.025-inch slot self-ligating brackets were bonded to two s...
In experiment 1, we measured moments on both sides for all the wires. As the V-bend angle increased, the absolute values of the moments also increased. With a V-bend angle of 10°, there was a signific...
Mechanical data of the ISW have been collected in the study, which was previously difficult to perform owing to the low stiffness of the wire. It is suggested that the ISW can provide sufficient momen...
This study aimed to explore students' perceptions of flipped classroom (FC) compared to live demonstration (LD) in transferring skills of fabricating orthodontic wire components for orthodontic remova...
Forty third-year undergraduate dental students were randomly assigned to two groups: FC (n = 20) and LD (n = 20). Students in group FC attended FC, while students in group LD attended LD. Both groups ...
Promoting personalized learning, improvement in teaching efficacy, inaccuracy of three-dimensional demonstration from online video, and lack of standardization among instructors and video demonstratio...
In conclusion, FC outperformed LD in fostering personalized learning and improving the efficacy of physical class time. LD was more advantageous than FC in allowing immediate question and answer. Howe...
The straight-wire appliance is an individualized, fully-programmed appliance system that has been in clinical use since the early 1970s. A study of tooth positions in individuals with naturally occurr...
Several strategies have been proposed in the literature to accelerate tooth movement, many of which are invasive and have numerous side effects, such as surgical techniques (corticotomy and piezocisio...
A patient with lower teeth crowding index of the same magnitude was selected. The orthodontic treatment with Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) thermal arc 0.015 in the lower arch was performed, associated with a...
Comparing the tooth movements of four elements of the two hemiarchies, it was found that, overall, the two teeth examined on the treated side underwent a more significant number of changes than on the...
The use of diathermy, according to the authors, is a non-invasive approach that may speed up the orthodontic alignment phase and reduce treatment duration, resulting in a lower risk of caries, gingiva...
This clinical technique aims to retighten intermaxillary fixation (IMF) wires when loosened intra/postoperatively....
Intermaxillary fixation is one of the most important steps to obtain stable and functional occlusion in maxillofacial trauma. However, IMF wires tend to loosen over time. This loosened wire is general...
We recommend a simple technique for re-tightening IMF wires without breakage, with the use of shepherd's crook explorer by making a small circular loop....
This technique of re-tightening by looping further stretches and tightens the wire to regain stabilized occlusion with maximal intercuspation....
This technique eliminates the need for removal and refixation of IMF wires, thereby improving patient comfort, yet obtaining stable occlusion over a long period of time. How to cite this article: Madh...
Adhesion of the most common dental biofilm bacteria to alloys used in orthodontics in relation to surface characteristics was analyzed. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), Streptococcus oralis (S. orali...
