Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00294, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Carey, Jason (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : As Canadians continue to place added significance on their oral health, research in this area has become_x000D_
increasingly important. One key area of interest is orthodontic treatment. In orthodontic treatment using braces,_x000D_
the archwire is the key element that delivers loads to teeth through brackets which are attached to the tooth. As_x000D_
such, research into the biomechanics of archwires is imperative in the understanding of how applied loads_x000D_
effect tooth movement throughout treatment. Smarter Alloys Inc. has developed a process by which they alter_x000D_
the local material characteristics of nickel-titanium based shape memory alloy (SMA) archwires. This allows_x000D_
clinicians the option of variable stiffness around an archwire, thereby facilitating tooth movement in certain_x000D_
regions while preventing it in others. The Orthodontic Biomechanics Testing and Development Group at the_x000D_
University of Alberta has a suite of experimental simulation equipment to study the biomechanics of_x000D_
orthodontic appliances. They allow for the study of rotational mechanics between a single bracket and_x000D_
archwire, the friction between a bracket and archwire as they slide relative to one another, and the propagation_x000D_
of loads around the arch. These pieces of equipment will be utilized to measure the loads generated by_x000D_
processed archwires using Smarter Alloys techniques as well as conventional SMA archwires. Experimental_x000D_
findings will elucidate how processing of SMA archwires influences their interactions with brackets and how_x000D_
these processed archwires compare to those typically used in orthodontic treatment. This work will provide_x000D_
Smarter Alloys with valuable information allowing for the improvement of their product as well as_x000D_
significantly contribute to the study of orthodontic biomechanics on the whole., program purpose french : As Canadians continue to place added significance on their oral health, research in this area has become_x000D_
increasingly important. One key area of interest is orthodontic treatment. In orthodontic treatment using braces,_x000D_
the archwire is the key element that delivers loads to teeth through brackets which are attached to the tooth. As_x000D_
such, research into the biomechanics of archwires is imperative in the understanding of how applied loads_x000D_
effect tooth movement throughout treatment. Smarter Alloys Inc. has developed a process by which they alter_x000D_
the local material characteristics of nickel-titanium based shape memory alloy (SMA) archwires. This allows_x000D_
clinicians the option of variable stiffness around an archwire, thereby facilitating tooth movement in certain_x000D_
regions while preventing it in others. The Orthodontic Biomechanics Testing and Development Group at the_x000D_
University of Alberta has a suite of experimental simulation equipment to study the biomechanics of_x000D_
orthodontic appliances. They allow for the study of rotational mechanics between a single bracket and_x000D_
archwire, the friction between a bracket and archwire as they slide relative to one another, and the propagation_x000D_
of loads around the arch. These pieces of equipment will be utilized to measure the loads generated by_x000D_
processed archwires using Smarter Alloys techniques as well as conventional SMA archwires. Experimental_x000D_
findings will elucidate how processing of SMA archwires influences their interactions with brackets and how_x000D_
these processed archwires compare to those typically used in orthodontic treatment. This work will provide_x000D_
Smarter Alloys with valuable information allowing for the improvement of their product as well as_x000D_
significantly contribute to the study of orthodontic biomechanics on the whole., agreement title english : In vitro assessment of shape memory effect and pseudoelastic response of smarter alloy shape memory alloy orthodontic archwire, agreement title french : In vitro assessment of shape memory effect and pseudoelastic response of smarter alloy shape memory alloy orthodontic archwire, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 29833.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada