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Thermo-mechanical properties in bending of a multizone nickel-titanium archwire: A retrieval analysis

  • Panagiotis Roulias (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) ;
  • Ioulia-Maria Mylonopoulou (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) ;
  • Iosif Sifakakis (Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) ;
  • Christoph Bourauel (Department of Oral Technology, School of Dentistry, University Hospital Bonn) ;
  • Theodore Eliades (Clinic of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich)
  • Received : 2022.08.18
  • Accepted : 2022.11.16
  • Published : 2023.03.25
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to compare the mechanical and thermal properties in the anterior and posterior segments of new and retrieved specimens of a commercially available multizone superelastic nickel-titanium (NiTi) archwire. Methods: The following groups of 0.016 × 0.022-inch Bioforce NiTi archwires were compared: a) anterior and b) posterior segments of new specimens and c) anterior and d) posterior segments of retrieved specimens. Six specimens were evaluated in each group, by three-point bending and bend and free recovery tests. Bending moduli (Eb) were calculated. Furthermore, the new specimens were evaluated with scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. A multiple linear regression model with a random intercept at the wire level was applied for data analysis. Results: The forces in the posterior segments or new specimens were higher than those recorded in the anterior segments or retrieved specimens, respectively. Accordingly, Eb also varied. Higher austenite start and austenite finish (Af) temperatures were recorded in the anterior segments. No statistically significant differences were found for these temperatures between retrieved and new wires. The mean elemental composition was (weight percentage): Ni, 52.6 ± 0.5; Ti, 47.4 ± 0.5. Conclusions: The existence of multiple force zones was confirmed in new and retrieved Bioforce archwires. The retrieved archwires demonstrated lower forces during the initial stages of deactivation in three-point bending tests, compared with new specimens. The Af temperature of these archwires may lie higher than the regular intraoral temperature. Even at 2 mm deflections, the forces recorded from these archwires may lie beyond biologically safe limits.

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Acknowledgement

We are grateful to Professor Spyros Zinelis (Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) for providing the equipment for the SEM/EDS analysis and for support and guidance while drafting this article. We thank Bitsaropoulos (Athens, Greece) for supplying the Bioforce archwires.

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