Effects of clinical use and sterilization on surface topography and surface roughness of three commonly used types of orthodontic archwires.
Indian J Dent Res
; 26(4): 378-83, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the changes in surface topography and roughness of stainless steel (SS), nickel-titanium and beta-titanium (ß-Ti) archwires after clinical use and sterilization. SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
Thirty wires each of SS, nitinol, and ß-Ti (3M Unitek) were tested in as received, as received and autoclaved, and clinically retrieved then autoclaved conditions. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A sterilization protocol of 134°C for 18 min was performed using an autoclave. Surface topography of specimens from each subgroup was examined using an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM model Quanta 200, The Netherlands) at ×100, ×1000, and ×2500 magnifications. Surface roughness was measured using arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) values obtained from optical profilometric scanning (Taylor Hobson, Leicester, UK). STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's post-hoc procedures.RESULTS:
Scanning electron microscope images revealed an increase in surface irregularities in SS and nitinol wires after clinical use. There was a significant increase in Ra values of SS orthodontic wires after intra-oral exposure (P = 0.0002).CONCLUSION:
Surface roughness of SS wires increased significantly after clinical use. Autoclave sterilization did not affect considerably on surface characteristics of any archwire.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fios Ortodônticos
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Aço Inoxidável
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Titânio
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Esterilização
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Níquel
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article