Effect of saliva on load-deflection characteristics of superelastic nickel-titanium orthodontic wires.

Most published results about the characteristics of NiTi wires are based on the mechanical laboratory tests on the as-received wires.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of saliva on load-deflection characteristics of superelastic NiTi wires.In this experimental study, 15 wires of...

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Main Authors: T Hosseinzadeh Nik, H Ghadirian, M Nili Ahmadabadi, T Shahhoseini, M Haj-Fathalian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/740