NITANIUM PALATAL EXPANDER - A NEW ADDITION TO CONTEMPORARY ORTHODONTICS.

With the advent of 'Shape Memory' (NiTi) alloys and their subsequent introduction in the field of Orthodontics, there have been enhanced efforts to utilize this property in different types of archwires and springs. Greater familiarity and skill has led to designing of Nitanium Palatal Expander (NPE). This appliance has been introduced for slow maxillary expansion and leads to dramatic reduction of clinical time and enhancement of successful results.