Mechanical properties of NiTi and CuNiTi shape-memory wires used in orthodontic treatment. Part 1: stress-strain tests

• Autors principals: Marco Abdo Gravina (Autor), Ione Helena Vieira Portella Brunharo (Autor), Cristiane Canavarro (Autor), Carlos Nelson Elias (Autor), Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Dental Press Editora, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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OBJECTIVE: This research aimed to compare, through traction tests, eight types of superelastic and heat-activated NiTi archwires, by six trade companies (GAC, TP, Ormco, Masel, Morelli and Unitek) to those with addition of copper (CuNiTi 27ºC and 35ºC, Ormco). METHODS: The tests were performed in an...