Open AccessContemporary esthetic nickel-titanium wires: Do they deliver the same forces?
Author(s) -
Bradford C. Washington,
Carla A. Evans,
Grace Viana,
Ana K. Bedran-Russo,
Spiro Megremis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/092513-701.1
Subject(s) - deflection (physics) , materials science , titanium , bending , composite material , orthodontics , nickel titanium , structural engineering , metallurgy , engineering , physics , optics , medicine , shape memory alloy
To test for differences in loading and unloading forces delivered by six coated nickel-titanium wires and their noncoated equivalents.