Open AccessIn vitro evaluation of frictional forces of two ceramic orthodontic brackets versus a stainless steel bracket in combination with two types of archwires
Author(s) -
Valiollah Arash,
Mohammad Rabiee,
Vahid Rakhshan,
Sara Khorasani,
Farhad Sobouti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of orthodontic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.298
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2278-1897
pISSN - 2278-0203
DOI - 10.4103/2278-0203.156028
Subject(s) - bracket , crosshead , materials science , universal testing machine , composite material , orthodontics , structural engineering , ultimate tensile strength , medicine , engineering
The aim of this study was to compare frictional forces between monocrystalline alumina (MA), polycrystalline alumina (PA), and stainless steel (SS) brackets with two SS wires: Rectangular and round.