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A comparative study of frictional force in self-ligating brackets according to the bracket-archwire angulation, bracket material, and wire type

Authors
 Souk Min Lee  ;  Chung Ju Hwang 
Citation
 KOREAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, Vol.45(1) : 13-19, 2015 
Journal Title
KOREAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS(대한치과교정학회지)
ISSN
 2234-7518 
Issue Date
2015
Keywords
Ceramic self-ligating bracket ; Kinetic frictional force ; Metal self-ligating bracket ; Static frictional force
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the frictional force (FR) in self-ligating brackets among different bracket-archwire angles, bracket materials, and archwire types.
METHODS: Passive and active metal self-ligating brackets and active ceramic self-ligating brackets were included as experimental groups, while conventional twin metal brackets served as a control group. All brackets were maxillary premolar brackets with 0.022 inch [in] slots and a -7° torque. The orthodontic wires used included 0.018 round and 0.019 × 0.025 in rectangular stainless steel wires. The FR was measured at 0°, 5°, and 10° angulations as the wire was drawn through the bracket slots after attaching brackets from each group to the universal testing machine. Static and kinetic FRs were also measured.
RESULTS: The passive self-ligating brackets generated a lower FR than all the other brackets. Static and kinetic FRs generally increased with an increase in the bracket-archwire angulation, and the rectangular wire caused significantly higher static and kinetic FRs than the round wire (p < 0.001). The metal passive self-ligating brackets exhibited the lowest static FR at the 0° angulation and a lower increase in static and kinetic FRs with an increase in bracket-archwire angulation than the other brackets, while the conventional twin brackets showed a greater increase than all three experimental brackets.
CONCLUSIONS: The passive self-ligating brackets showed the lowest FR in this study. Self-ligating brackets can generate varying FRs in vitro according to the wire size, surface characteristics, and bracket-archwire angulation.
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DOI
10.4041/kjod.2015.45.1.13
Appears in Collections:
2. College of Dentistry (치과대학) > Dept. of Orthodontics (교정과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Hwang, Chung Ju(황충주) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3024-4551
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/139571
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