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Dental arch wire
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Description | Straightening teeth is an arduous process requiring months, often years, of applying corrective pressure by means of arch wires-better known as brace-which may have to be changed several times in the course of treatment. A new method has been developed by Dr. George Andreasen, orthodontist and dental scientist at the University of Iowa. The key is a new type of arch wire material, called Nitinol, with exceptional elasticity which helps reduce the required number of brace changes. An alloy of nickel and titanium, Nitinol was originally developed for aerospace applications by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, now the Naval Surface Weapons Laboratory, White Oaks, Maryland. NASA subsequently conducted additional research on the properties of Nitinol and on procedures for processing the metal. |
| File Size | 219645 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070019754 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t86h9c761 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1979-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Technology Utilization And Surface Transportation Supports Nitinol Alloys Titanium Nickel Elastic Properties Dentistry Wire Aerospace Engineering Ordnance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
