The Mechanical Effects of Flaming Nickel-titanium Orthodontic Archwires

Objective: To assess the mechanical effects of nickel-titanium orthodontic archwire flaming and their distribution along the wire. Methodology: Two sizes of pre-formed austenitic nickel-titanium archwires were tested (n=10). The terminal 5mm of each wire was heated for five seconds using a butane li...

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Main Author: MacLeod, David Matthew
Other Authors: Tompson, Bryan
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31327