Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the frictional force level among self-ligating ceramic brackets compared with conventional ceramic brackets, self-ligating stainless steel brackets, and conventional stainless steel brackets. Each tested bracket were mounted in passive ligation with the tested wire on the customized jig. Each bracket and wire (0.016 x 0.022" SS) combinations were tested under Universal Testing machine (Instron) with the sliding velocity of 1mm./min and a load cell of 50 newtons. All data were statistically analyzed by a Kruskal Wallis and a Mann Withney U tests. (p < 0.05). The results showed significant difference in frictional force among all 4 types of brackets when they were compared to each other. The self-ligating metal brackets produced the lowest frictional force followed by self-ligating ceramic brackets, conventional metal brackets and conventional ceramic brackets, respectively. Therefore, self-ligating ceramic bracket is likely to be a good alternative appliance of choice to solve the problem of frictional force for those patients with esthetic concern during orthodontic treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 290-295 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Ceramic bracket
- Conventional bracket
- Friction
- Self-ligating bracket
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