A comparison of torque expression between stainless steel, titanium molybdenum alloy, and copper nickel titanium wires in metallic self-ligating brackets

作者：Archambault Amy; Major Thomas W; Carey Jason P; Heo Giseon; Badawi Hisham; Major Paul W^*

来源：The Angle Orthodontist, 2010, 80(5): 884-889.

DOI：10.2319/102809-604.1

• Torque expression
• Orthodontic biomechanics
• Self-ligating brackets
• Stainless Steel
• TMA
• NiTi wire

Objective: The force moment providing rotation of the tooth around the x-axis (buccal-lingual) is referred to as torque expression in orthodontic literature. Many factors affect torque expression, including the wire material characteristics. This investigation aims to provide an experimental study into and comparison of the torque expression between wire types.
Materials and Methods: With a worm-gear driven torquing apparatus, wire was torqued while a bracket mounted on a six-axis load cell was engaged. Three 0.019 X 0.0195 inch wire (stainless steel, titanium molybdenum alloy [TMA], copper nickel titanium [CuNiTi]), and three 0.022 inch slot bracket combinations (Damon 3MX, In-Ovation-R, SPEED) were compared.
Results: At low twist angles (<12 degrees), the differences in torque expression between wires were not statistically significant. At twist angles over 24 degrees, stainless steel wire yielded 1.5 to 2 times the torque expression of TMA and 2.5 to 3 times that of nickel titanium (NiTi). At high angles of torsion (over 40 degrees) with a stiff wire material, loss of linear torque expression sometimes occurred.
Conclusions: Stainless steel has the largest torque expression, followed by TMA and then NiTi. (Angle Orthod. 2010;80:884-889.)

• 出版日期2010-9