1. What is a fixed orthodontic appliance?
2. What characteristics should fixed orthodontic brackets or appliances exhibit?
3. When and by whom was the edgewise appliance introduced to the discipline of orthodontics?
4. Which appliance preceded the edgewise appliance?
5. Why did Angle develop the pin and tube appliance?
6. Which appliance did Angle develop in 1915 to replace the cumbersome pin and tube appliance?
7. Which modern appliance is based on the ribbon arch appliance?
8. What is the Tip-Edge bracket?
9. How did the edgewise appliance evolve?
10. What made the new edgewise bracket different from the original pin and tube vertical bracket?
11. Who started the first pure edgewise specialty practice?
12. How is the archwire in the edgewise appliance held in place?
13. Do all self-ligating brackets function in the same manner during active treatment?
14. What is the difference between full banded versus full direct bonded bracket systems?
15. What is meant by the bracket prescription or preadjusted appliance?
16. How does tooth movement occur with fixed appliances?
17. What is indicated by an equivalent force system in the appliance?
18. How is a direct bonded bracket constructed?
19. What are the components of a direct bonded bracket?
20. What is a self-ligating bracket?
21. What is an active self-ligating bracket?
22. What is active and passive self-ligation?
23. What is a spring-wing bracket?
24. What is inter-bracket width?
25. What is a single-, double-, or triple-tube bracket?
26. What is the mechanism to secure a direct bonded appliance to tooth enamel?
27. What are tie-wings?
28. What does the bracket slot dimension indicate?
29. Friction between bracket and archwire plays an important role during orthodontic tooth movement. How is this factor mi ...
30. Is a friction-free appliance ideal?
31. How is a bracket constructed?
32. What is a convertible tube?
33. What is an initial archwire?
34. What is sliding mechanics?
35. What is a D-shaped, C-shaped, or dual-dimension archwire?
36. What are the properties of an ideal orthodontic archwire?
37. What is the difference between nitinol, beta-titanium, and stainless steel wires?
38. What is a straight wire appliance and who popularized the concept?
39. Does bracket position on the tooth influence treatment?
40. Why is a power arm attached to a bracket?
41. What is a ceramic bracket?
42. What is a lingual appliance?
43. What does Hooke’s law define in respect to orthodontic archwires?
44. How does contamination of the bracket base affect the bonding to enamel?
45. What is indicated by the angle of torque?
46. What is a torquing moment?
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