Open AccessArch expansion efficiency of coaxial tubular superelastic nickel-titanium in comparison to single-stranded superelastic nickel-titanium while relieving mandibular anterior crowding: A randomized controlled study
Author(s) -
Jeena Joseph,
Vivek Suku Ninan,
Merin Elsa Abraham,
Jacob John,
Karun Koshy Cherian,
Reema Mary Thomas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_352_18
Subject(s) - nickel titanium , materials science , coaxial , calipers , titanium , significant difference , arch , dentistry , orthodontics , shape memory alloy , metallurgy , medicine , structural engineering , mathematics , computer science , geometry , telecommunications , engineering
The aim of the study is to compare the efficiency of six-stranded coaxial tubular superelastic nickel-titanium (NiTi) archwire and a single-stranded wire in relieving anterior mandibular crowding.