Influence of fluoride-containing acidic artificial saliva on the mechanical properties of Nickel-Titanium orthodontics wires

• Main Authors: Jun Lin (Author), Shujuan Han (Author), Jiajun Zhu (Author), Xiaoxiang Wang (Author), Yuan Chen (Author), Oliver Vollrath (Author), Huiming Wang (Author), Christian Mehl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the influence of fluoride and an acidic environment on the mechanical properties of NiTi orthodontic wires (NiTiW) in artificial saliva. Design: A prospective laboratory investigation. Setting: Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang...