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13. How have new "high tech" wires changed
orthodontics?
In recent years, several important advances in orthodontic materials
have taken place. Braces are much smaller and more efficient at moving
teeth than in past years. The wires currently used are made of "high
tech" alloys of nickel, titanium, copper, and cobalt. Some of the
wires are even heat-activated (NASA originally engineered the nickel-titanium
alloy to automatically activate antennae or solar panels of spacecraft
orbiting into the sun's rays). These fabulous new advances in technology
allow the teeth to move continually in a more gentle fashion, which
may dramatically reduce treatment time and the number of appointments
necessary to straighten your teeth.
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