Open AccessFluoride influences nickel-titanium orthodontic wires′ surface texture and friction resistance
Author(s) -
Mona Aly Abbassy
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/2278-0203.192114
Subject(s) - fluoride , materials science , scanning electron microscope , nickel titanium , titanium , texture (cosmology) , nickel , universal testing machine , composite material , metallurgy , in situ , chemistry , ultimate tensile strength , shape memory alloy , computer science , inorganic chemistry , image (mathematics) , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects exerted by the acidulated fluoride gel on stainless steel and nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) orthodontic wires.