Corrosion of Nickel-Titanium Orthodontic Archwires in Saliva and Oral Probiotic Supplements

• Main Authors: Ines Musa Trolić (Author), Gianluca Turco (Author), Luca Contardo (Author), Nikolina Leona Serdarević (Author), Helena Otmačić Ćurković (Author), Stjepan Špalj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine how probiotic supplements affect the corrosion stability of orthodontic archwires made of nickel-titanium alloy (NiTi). Materials and Methods: Ni-Ti archwires (0.508x0.508 and having the length of 2.5 cm) were tested. The archwires (composition Ni=50.4...