Effect of fluoride mouth rinses on various orthodontic archwire alloys tested by modified bending test: An in vitro study

• Main Authors: Kamna Srivastava (Author), Pavan Kumar Chandra (Author), Nandini Kamat (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Objective: Fluorides can cause corrosion and degradation in mechanical properties of commonly used archwires by forming hydrofluoric acid HF and causing disruption of protective titanium oxide layer. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the change in load deflection characteristics of Ni-Ti, C...