What is the bite?

Bite stick is an orthodontic tool used to correctly place the strips in the brace set. Braces are dental equipment composed of small holders mounted on the teeth. These holders have stretched wires that force teeth to form into the desired configuration. Plastic or metal strips are sometimes used as a mounting surface for holders and must be placed around each individual tooth. These belts can be made of stainless steel or from various colored plastics. Before placing, the belts are dimensioned on the teeth. The belts come in 50 different sizes and ensuring that the right one is selected is essential to ensure that the belts do not slip. The teeth must first be completely dried before use. This is generally done with cotton pads and the suction tube to ensure that all liquid in the mouth is collected. It is a thin, plastic tool with a triangular metal protrusion at one end. This metal is usually grooved and when the patient bites down the metal heade tooth belt. This tool must be able to withstand high impact pressure, as the belts are firmly mounted around the teeth. The belts are then covered with dental cement, which solidifies about five to ten minutes after they are in place.

Bitted stick is usually made of heat -resistant plastics, allowing it to endure more sterilization cycles. Most of them can withstand temperatures up to 450 ° F (216 ° C). They can also be subjected to cold or steam sterilization in the autoclave.

bite must also be able to function after sterilization in solutions, such as peroctic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Usually, the bite of the stick will be able to withstand 50 such sterilization cycles without degradation into the shape of a nebarv, before discarding. Before the introduction of high -quality plastics, the standard was a wooden, single -bite bite.