Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The biocompatibility of Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) archwires was investigated by simulating actual contact state of archwires around brackets, which enabled incorporation of realistic mechanical conditions into ex situ experiments. Specifically, archwires (undeformed, and bound to brackets on acrylic dental molds) were statically immersed in artificial saliva (AS) for 31 days. Following the immersion, the archwires and the immersion solutions were analyzed with the aid of variouselectron-optical techniques, and it was observed that carbon-rich corrosion products formed on both archwire sets upon immersion.
Authors: B Uzer, B Gumus, SM Toker, D Sahbazoglu, D Saher, C Yildirim, S Polat-Altintas, D Canadinc
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2959042639