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Method and system for orthodontic moving of teeth

  • US 4,037,324 A
  • Filed: 05/21/1973
  • Issued: 07/26/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of moving teeth by attaching a plurality of brackets to a plurality of teeth, subjecting the brackets and the teeth connected thereto to forces which urge them toward desired positions, the latter step being performed by subjecting a wire of a near-stoichiometric alloy of nickel and titanium to torsional forces and flexural forces before attaching it to the brackets, and non-rotatably attaching the wire to the brackets so that torsional restorative forces and flexural restorative forces act upon the brackets and teeth.

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