TY - JOUR
AU - Fleming, P. S.
AB - INTRODUCTIONThe primacy of aesthetic orthodontic goals is increasingly established with micro‐ and macro‐aesthetic ideals allied to enhanced facial and smile aesthetics now a priority in orthodontics. A corresponding emphasis on the appearance of the appliances themselves is also in vogue. This likely relates both to heightened aesthetic awareness generally and to the popularity of adult orthodontics. The latter has prompted a quest both to reduce treatment times and to minimize negative impacts of orthodontic appliances.The use of ceramic labial fixed appliance systems is popular among clinicians and patients. However, coupling of ceramic appliances with metallic archwires including uncoated Nickel‐Titanium (NiTi) and stainless steel (SS) may dilute any aesthetic advantage related to the ceramic, tooth‐coloured attachments. As such, aesthetic alternatives have been developed including tooth‐coloured plastic and low reflectivity metals coatings, as well as non‐metallic orthodontic arch wires.Teflon (Polytetrafluorethylene) coatings have been used in orthodontic wires utilizing “thermal spraying” with adsorption of finely heated molten particles onto the metal surface. Epoxy resin is another synthetic coating applied to archwires by an electrostatic process. This involves running an electric charge through the wire and applying the opposite charge to the resin. Atomized epoxy particles are then sprayed onto the archwire and 
TI - A prospective cohort study assessing the appearance of retrieved aesthetic orthodontic archwires
JF - Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research
DO - 10.1111/ocr.12207
DA - 2018-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/a-prospective-cohort-study-assessing-the-appearance-of-retrieved-YO125iNFoV
SP - 27
EP - 32
VL - 21
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -