[The technique characteristic and clinical application of HX straight-wire appliance]

Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2010 Jun;28(3):229-33.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

HX straight-wire appliance (HX-SWA) is designed and adjusted by doctors of Orthodontic Department, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University. It is a set of appliance that is constructed according to normal occlusion features of the Chinese people, including the prescription of tip, torque, in/out, counter-tip, counter-rotation and overcorrection in brackets and buccal tubes. Some ingredients of the appliance are different from that of the most popular Roth straight-wire appliance in the world wide. Over a period of the last 10 years, doctors in our hospital kept on summarizing treatment experience with HX-SWA, which will help more doctors promote practice and results in orthodontic clinic.

MeSH terms

  • Dental Occlusion*
  • Humans
  • Orthodontic Wires*
  • Rotation