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

• Главные авторы: Marco Abdo Gravina (Автор), Ione Helena Vieira Portella Brunharo (Автор), Cristiane Canavarro (Автор), Carlos Nelson Elias (Автор), Cátia Cardoso Abdo Quintão (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Dental Press Editora, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...