Displacement and stress distribution of Kilroy spring and nickel-titanium closed-coil spring during traction of palatally impacted canine: A 3-dimensional finite element analysis.
Yağmur Lena SeziciMeltem GedizAhmet Alper AkışGözde SarıGökhan Serhat DuranFurkan DindaroğluPublished in: Orthodontics & craniofacial research (2020)
The Kilroy spring yielded higher stresses than the NiTi closed-coil spring on the impacted canine and the adjacent teeth. The difference between distribution of the stresses over the impacted canine induced greater displacement with the Kilroy spring, particularly in the vertical direction.