SPEED Q&A

SELF LIGATION www.speedsystem.com Table of Contents IsSelf-LigationNew?...................................1 WhatareActiveSelf-LigatingBrackets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 WhatarePassiveSelf-LigatingBrackets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 WhatistheSPEEDAppliance?...............................4 HowdoIopentheSPEEDAppliance?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Do I need a special instrument to open the SPEED Appliance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 HowdoIclosetheSPEEDAppliance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 WillSelf-Ligationsavechairtime?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HowdoestheSPEEDAppliancework?...........................7 How does this mode of action differ from that of other appliances? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How does the SPEED Appliance provide rotational control? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How does the SPEED Appliance control axial inclination? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How is torque control achieved with the SPEED Appliance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 How does the SPEED Appliance reduce friction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 What force levels are most effective when using the SPEED System™? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Will the Spring Clips hold up over the course of treatment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CanIuseSPEEDbracketsas"bite-shelves"? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Is the SPEED Appliance fully pre-adjusted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 What governs the labial-lingual relationship of the dental arch form? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Are special extraction-series brackets required with SPEED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 What type of auxiliaries can be used with the SPEED Appliance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 How can the auxiliary slot be used as a secondary archwire slot? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Will I experience more bond failures with SPEED’s mini-bases? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Will the Hygiene of my patients improve with SPEED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What wires have been specially designed for use with SPEED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 HowdoIgetstartedwithTheSPEEDSystem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 BehindTheSPEEDSystem................................19 TreatmentwiththeSPEEDAppliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-34 AdditionalReading.................................35-36

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