Simple technique to place niti open coil spring in a lingual archwire

Due to limited accessibility and postural issues, placement of open coil spring in lingual technique can be a struggle to the operator. In the present technique, along with the archwire, a ligature wire is passed through the lumen of the niti open coil spring. Both ends of the ligature are wound tog...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society 2018-03, Vol.52 (1), p.81-82
Main Authors: Das, Surya, Ramteke, Shivangi, Mohanty, Debashri
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Due to limited accessibility and postural issues, placement of open coil spring in lingual technique can be a struggle to the operator. In the present technique, along with the archwire, a ligature wire is passed through the lumen of the niti open coil spring. Both ends of the ligature are wound together tightly thereby compressing the coil spring to a smaller length so that it can be placed in the interbracket span without any active force. Once the archwire is ligated to the lingual brackets, the ligature is cut open to free the coil spring to exert desired force.
ISSN:0301-5742
0974-9098
DOI:10.1177/0974909820180113