Clinical Pearl

Year : 2017 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 4 | Page : 159-160

Reactivation of NiTi open coil spring using crimpable hook: A clinical pearl

Surendra Kumar Sewda, Akshay Madhukar Waingankar, Mohit Sharma, MP Prasanna Kumar, Amit Jain

Department of Dental Surgery and Oral Health Sciences, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, AFMC, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Surendra Kumar Sewda
Department of Dental Surgery and Oral Health Sciences, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, AFMC, Pune - 411 040, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract:

Ni-Ti open coil springs are often used to create space for alignment of malposed teeth. Predetermining the length of open coil spring required to open up the exact amount of space is rather difficult, and occasionally, the length of the open coil spring falls short to open up the entire space required. This article highlights the chairside intraoral method of reactivation of NiTi open coil spring with the use of crimpable hook without removing the base archwire.

Source of Support: 

None 

Conflict of Interest: 

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DOI: 10.4103/ijor.ijor_25_17

How to cite this article: Sewda SK, Waingankar AM, Sharma M, Prasanna Kumar MP, Jain A. Reactivation of NiTi open coil spring usingcrimpable hook: A clinical pearl. Int J Orthod Rehabil 2017;8:159-60.