Rha. Samuels et al., A COMPARISON OF THE RATE OF SPACE CLOSURE USING A NICKEL-TITANIUM SPRING AND AN ELASTIC MODULE - A CLINICAL-STUDY, American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, 103(5), 1993, pp. 464-467
A study of the efficiency of space closure after premolar extraction w
as undertaken, comparing a nickel-titanium closed coil spring and an e
lastic retraction module by using sliding mechanics along an 0.019 x 0
.025-inch stainless steel arch wire in 0.022 x 0.028-inch preadjusted
stainless steel brackets. The rate of space closure in 17 subjects was
analyzed from study models and was found to be significantly greater
and more consistent with the nickel-titanium closed coil springs than
with the elastic modules, in both arches. There were no clinically obs
ervable differences in the tooth positions between the respective tech
niques.