title: Force loss in archwire-guided tooth movement of conventional and self-ligating brackets.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the differences in the force loss during simulated archwire-guided canine retraction between various conventional and self-ligating brackets. Three types of orthodontic brackets have been investigated experimentally using a biomechanical set-up: 1. conventional ligating brackets (Victory Series and Mini-Taurus), 2. self-ligating brackets (SmartClip: passive self-ligating bracket, and Time3 and SPEED: active self-ligating brackets), and 3. a conventional low-friction bracket (Synergy). All brackets had a nominal 0.022″ slot size. The brackets were combined with three rectangular 0.019×0.025″ archwires: 1. Remanium (stainless steel), 2. Nitinol SE (nickel-titanium alloy, NiTi), and 3. Beta III Titanium (titanium-molybdenum alloy). Stainless steel ligatures were used with the conventional brackets. Archwire-guided tooth movement was simulated over a retraction path of up to 4mm using a superelastic NiTi coil spring (force: 1 N). Force loss was lowest for the Victory Series and SmartClip brackets in combination with the steel guiding archwire (35 and 37.6 per cent, respectively) and highest for the SPEED and Mini-Taurus brackets in combination with the titanium wire (73.7 and 64.4 per cent, respectively). Force loss gradually increased by 10 per cent for each bracket type in combination with the different wires in the following sequence: stainless steel, Nitinol, and beta-titanium. Self-ligating brackets did not show improved performance compared with conventional brackets. There was no consistent pattern of force loss when comparing conventional and self-ligating brackets or passive and active self-ligating brackets.
authors: Orthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mansoura, Egypt.
authors: Mona A
authors: MA
authors: Montasser
authors: Tarek
authors: T
authors: El-Bialy
authors: Ludger
authors: L
authors: Keilig
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Reimann
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Jäger
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Bourauel
mesh_terms: D003481:Cuspid; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D017276:Friction; D008422:Materials Testing; D003765:Models, Dental; D009532:Nickel; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C023988:beta titanium; C040654:titanium nickelide; D013193:Stainless Steel; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium