• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.601-609
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• 1998

한국인에 적합한 preadjusted bracket을 개발하기 위하여 한국인 성인 정상 교합자 14명을 대상으로 crown angulation, inclination, in and out, molar offset angle을 구했다. 정상 교합자 14명의 cast를 3차원 스케닝한 후 스케닝한 모델을 대상으로 컴퓨터 프로그램을 이용하여 측정하였다. 이는 기존의 모델을 직접 수작업으로 측정할 때보다 정확하고 빨리 측정할 수 있었다. 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 한국인 정상교합자의 각 치아의 치축 경사(angulation), 치관 경사도(inclination), in and out, molar offset angle을 구하였다. 2. 3차원 스케너와 컴퓨터를 이용하여 측정하였기 때문에 보다 정확하고, 빠르게 측정할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2011

Purpose: For aesthetic reasons, composite resin brackets are widely used. However, related studies are rare. This pilot study sought to compare the stress distributions in two commercially available composite resin brackets with metal slot. Materials and Methods: Two commercially available resin brackets -- full-metal slot resin bracket (fSRB) and partial-metal slot resin bracket (pSRB) with straight wire appliance dimension of $0.022{\times}0.028$ in -- were selected. In each bracket, 3-dimensional finite element models were constructed, and stress level was evaluated using finite element analysis. By loading the tipping force and torsion moment, which are similar to those applied by the stainless steel rectangular wire ($0.019{\times}0.025$ -in), stress distributions were calculated, and von Mises stress values were obtained. Results: In pSRB and fSRB, the stress value of the torque moment was much higher than that of the tipping force. The pSRB showed higher stress value than fSRB in both tipping force and torque moment because of the difference in size and configuration of the metal frame inserted into the slot. More stress was also found to be concentrated on the slot area than the wing area in fSRB. Conclusion: The slot form of fSRB was found to be more resistant to the stress of tipping and torque than the slot form of pSRB. In addition, the slot areas -- rather than the wing areas -- of the bracket showed breakage susceptibility. Therefore, resistance to the torque moment on the slot area should be considered in bracket design.