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A Comparative Study of the Fatigue Resistance of Four Orthodontic Alloys
… to compare the fatigue resistance of four orthodontic alloys and to determine whether their surface characteristics had any influence on their fatigue lives. Stainless steel, Blue Elgiloy, TMA, and Nitinol were evaluated using a round (.018") and a rectangular (.016" x .022") size of each …
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Intraoral Corrosion of Self-ligating Metallic Brackets and Archwires and the Effect on Friction
… there was a relationship between corrosion of orthodontic alloys and friction via scanning electron microscopic qualitative analysis. Orthodontic brackets and 0.019 x 0.025 inch stainless steel archwires were collected and divided into three groups of n=10: used bracket and used wires (UBUW), …
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Copper, Aluminum and Nickel: A New Monocrystalline Orthodontic Alloy
… properties of a newly-developed monocrystalline orthodontic archwire comprised of a blend of copper, aluminum, and nickel (CuAlNi). <strong>Methods: </strong>The sample was comprised of three shape memory alloys; CuAlNi, copper nickel titanium (CuNiTi), and nickel titanium (NiTi); from various …