SELF LIGATION www.speedsystem.com 15 What type of auxiliaries can be used with the SPEED appliance? The SPEED appliance has been designed with a horizontal .016 square auxiliary slot which can house auxiliary archwires or may accommodate a variety of square wire SPEED Hooks. Many clinicians using the SPEED appliance utilize the auxiliary slot for auxiliary arches, rotation sectionals and even to ligate through. In addition to the Mushroom Hook™, SPEED Hooks are available in several configurations and can be inserted into the auxiliary slot of any bracket. These provide the clinician with unlimited versatility in using intra-oral elastics. How can the auxiliary slot be used as a secondary archwire slot? The above photos show how SPEED Inventor, Dr. G. H. Hanson has used a Nickel Titanium .016 Supercable sectional threaded through the auxiliary slot of the central, lateral and canine SPEED brackets to affect lateral incisor correction. This technique is routinely used by SPEED users with remarkable results. SPEED’s unique .016” x .016” auxiliary slot offers added versatility to users. The auxiliary slot is often used to house .016” round or rectangular sectional or secondary archwires. Rigid stainless steel archwires may be used to stabilize the arch, through the main slot, while a sectional archwire through the auxiliary slot is used to resolve such problems as impacted canines or lingually displaced teeth. April 13, 1995 June 7, 1995 SPEED’s unique .016” x .016” horizontal auxiliary slot can accommodate: • Auxiliary Hooks • Ligature Ties • Auxiliary Sectionals and Archwires The SPEED Auxiliary Slot .016” .016”
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