The mechanical behavior of as received and retrieved nickel titanium orthodontic archwires

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the characteristics of as received and retrieved NiTi archwires at a constant temperature by plotting their load/deflection graphs and quantifying three parameters describing the discharge plateau phase. Materials and methods Tw...

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Main Authors: Luca Lombardo, Giorgia Toni, Valentina Mazzanti, Francesco Mollica, Giorgio Alfredo Spedicato, Giuseppe Siciliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-018-0251-z