Evaluation of Frictional Forces between Different Aesthetic Brackets and Arch Wires during Leveling and Alignment Stage
Aims: To compare the frictional forces between different types of aesthetic brackets and Nickel Titanium (NiTi) arch wires during leveling and alignment stage of orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study included three types of ceramic brackets: active self-ligating, monocryst...
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University of Mosul, College of Dentistry,
2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Aims: To compare the frictional forces between different types of aesthetic brackets and Nickel Titanium (NiTi) arch wires during leveling and alignment stage of orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods: The sample of the study included three types of ceramic brackets: active self-ligating, monocrystalline and polycrystalline with metal slot in combination with 0.014" and 0.016" NiTi arch wires. The friction setup includes a custom-designed model with three nonleveled and nonaligned brackets. All tests were carried out in a dry state on a digital tensile testing machine. The data were analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistical tests at (p<0.05) significance level. Results: The results demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences between the studied groups of brackets and arch wires (p<0.05). Conclusions: The combination of the active self-ligating ceramic bracket with 0.014" NiTi arch wire has the least frictional force in the leveling and alignment stage as well as the ceramic bracket with metal slot is a good alternative to solve the problem of friction. |
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| Item Description: | 10.33899/rden.2015.160880 1812-1217 1998-0345 |