Open AccessEvaluation of nanomechanical properties, surface roughness, and color stability of esthetic nickel-titanium orthodontic archwires
Author(s) -
Jamal A Alsanea,
Hassan Al Shehri
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_365_18
Subject(s) - nickel titanium , materials science , surface roughness , surface finish , composite material , epoxy , shape memory alloy
The objective of the study is to evaluate the surface roughness, nanomechancial properties the color stability of three brands of coated (rhodium, epoxy, and Teflon) nickel-titanium (NiTi) esthetic archwires.