Does prestretching stainless-steel wire have any clinical significance?

Clinical parameters of prestretch and tension forces placed on stainless-steel wire by 20 oral and maxillofacial surgeons were obtained. Unstretched wire was clinically as tough or tougher than prestretched wire of a similar gauge. Both prestretched and unstretched wires, twisted to their maximum, loosened when under tension. As the prestretch forces increased, the clinical strength of the wire diminished.