Mechanical and frictional properties of aesthetic orthodontic wires obtained by hard chrome carbide plating

• Main Authors: Takashi Usui (Author), Toshio Iwata (Author), Shinjiro Miyake (Author), Takero Otsuka (Author), So Koizumi (Author), Nobukazu Shirakawa (Author), Toshitsugu Kawata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Although aesthetic wire coating has been increasing in demand, it has problems that changes in mechanical properties and increase in frictional force. The aim of this study was to evaluate the coating of the wire, as characterized by aesthetics, in terms of low and constant frict...