Open AccessRepercussion of noni mouthwash on surface characterization of Nickel-Titanium archwire
Author(s) -
D. Dilipkumar,
S Dhinahar,
P Deenadayalan,
Akshay Tandon,
Poonkuzhali Suresh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_143_17
Subject(s) - nickel titanium , nickel , titanium , characterization (materials science) , dentistry , metallurgy , materials science , medicine , nanotechnology , shape memory alloy
Maintaining oral hygiene is very important during orthodontic therapy mouthwashes are prescribed as an adjunct to improve patient's oral hygiene. Commercially available mouthwashes e.g. Chlorhexidine, Listerine, fluoride containing mouthwashes have shown to alter the surface characteristics of orthodontic wires. Hence the purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of Noni mouthwash on surface quality and compositional changes of Nickel Titanium orthodontic wires.