Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 54-63 , March 2008

The SPEED System: An Overview of the Appliance and Clinical Performance

  • Jeffrey L. Berger

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey L Berger, BDS, Dip Orth, The Windsor Health Centre, 600 Tecumseh Road East, Suite #241, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N8X 4X9

References 

  1. Woodside DG, Berger JL, Hanson GH. Self-ligation orthodontics with the SPEED appliance. In:  Graber TM,  Vanarsdall RL,  Vig KWL editor. Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques. 4th ed.. Elsevier Mosby; 2005;p. 717–752
  2. Wildman AJ, Hice TL, Lane IF, et al. Round table—the Edgelok bracket. J Clin Orthod. 1972;6:613–633
  3. Hanson GH. The SPEED system: a report on the development of a new edgewise appliance. Am J Orthod. 1980;78:243–265
  4. Berger JL, Byloff FK. The clinical efficiency of self-ligated brackets. J Clin Orthod. 2001;35:304–308
  5. Hanson GH. Superelastic nickel titanium spring clips for the SPEED appliance. J Clin Orthod. 2002;36:520–523
  6. Hanson GH. The SPEED bracket auxiliary slot. J Clin Orthod. 1999;33:318–321
  7. Blake M, Garvey MT. Use of SPEED supercable with sectional mechanics. J Clin Orthod. 1998;32:227–229
  8. Berger JL. Archwire hooks for the SPEED system. J Clin Orthod. 1997;31:354–357
  9. Hanson GH. JCO interviews Dr (G. Herbert Hanson on the SPEED bracket). J Clin Orthod. 1986;20:183–189
  10. Blake M, Woodside DG, Pharoah MJ. A radiographic comparison of apical root resorption after orthodontic treatment with the edgewise and SPEED appliances. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1995;108:76–84
  11. Berger JL. The influence of the SPEED bracket’s self-ligated design on force levels in tooth movement: a comparative in vitro study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1990;97:219–228
  12. Shivapuja PK, Berger JL. A comparative study of conventional ligation and self-ligation bracket systems. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1994;106:472–480
  13. Berger JL, Byloff F, Waram T. Supercable and the SPEED system. J Clin Orthod. 1998;32:246–253

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.12.006

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 54-63 , March 2008