| 摘要 |
<p>ROGERS, BERESKIN /A PARR C A N A D A TITLE: DEVICE FOR USE IN INTERDENTAL ARCH WIRING INVENTOR: DR. MICHAEL LEWIS A device is disclosed for fitting a fracture wire around a tooth as part of an interdental arch wiring technique. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the wire is U-shaped and the ends of a loop of dental floss are secured to respectively opposite end portions of the wire. Portions of the dental floss loop adjacent the ends of the wire are inserted downwardly into the respective interdental spaces on opposite sides of the tooth in question and the dental floss is then used to lead the wire into those spaces and to a position in which the bight of the wire embraces the tooth.</p> |
