Straight wire appliance in orthodontic practice
Zeng, X.L.
Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 27(6): 359-360; 385
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 1002-0098 PMID: 1307960 Document Number: 391235
This paper is a preliminary report of using Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) in orthodontic practice in our school since 1989. Thirty finished cases including malocclusion, extraction mode, treatment sequence and time and the outcome, of treatment were analysed. Discussion of the problems concerning arch wire and correction of deep overbite was made. The authors confirm that SWA is a simple and effective type of appliance and it is easily to popularize in orthodontic practice in our country.