Galvanic coupling and mechanical properties of low Ni orthodontic brackets with representative types of orthodontic wires

Kummer Géraldine; Polychronis Georgios; Zinelis Spiros; Eliades Theodore

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-033

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2019)

Galvanic coupling and mechanical properties of low Ni orthodontic brackets with representative types of orthodontic wires

Kummer Géraldine,
Polychronis Georgios,
Zinelis Spiros,
Eliades Theodore

Affiliations

Kummer Géraldine: *Clinic of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Centre of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Polychronis Georgios: †Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreece
Zinelis Spiros: †Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, AthensGreece
Eliades Theodore: *Clinic of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Centre of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-033
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 53 – 60

Abstract

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To characterise the mechanical properties and galvanic coupling of Ni-free orthodontic brackets with stainless steel (SS) and Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) orthodontic wires.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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