Frictional resistance of aesthetic brackets | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 118-121 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Farah Gh. Agha; Mushriq F. Al-Janabi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the static frictional forces produced by monocrystalline ceramic (sapphire) bracket and polycrystalline ceramic bracket. Materials and methods: one hindered twenty brackets/segment of archwire combinations were used, each bracket/segment of archwire combination was tested 10 times. The tests were performed in a universal testing Instron machine. The data was submitted to in depended t-test. Results: The independent sample t-tests showed a highly significant difference in the static frictional forces between monocrystalline ceramic (sapphire) bracket and polycrystalline ceramic bracket. Conclusion: According to the biomechanical result gained from the present study, the monocrystalline ceramic (sapphire) brackets produced lower static friction level than polycrystalline ceramic bracket | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Frictional resistance; aesthetic brackets | ||
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