This in vitro study evaluated the Influence of prestretching, in the force decay of orthodontic elastic chains, at three time intervals: 2, 7 and 30 days with the brands Morelli, Orthometric and American Orthodontics. In the experimental group, prestretching was performed, stretching the elastics to increase them by 50% of their original length three times in a quick and sequential mode. All of...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to assess the effect of mouth rinses with and without alcohol on the hardness of dental nano-filled composite. METHODS The micro-hardness of fifty circular disk shaped specimens of 7 mm x 2 mm were measured after 14 days. Specimens were immersed into alcohol containing (Listerine and Colgate Perioguard) and alcohol-free (Prodent and Sensodyne Oral antise...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of cyclic disengagement on the retentive force and wear patterns of pairs of three Locator inserts (blue, pink, and clear) in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS Implant analogs (Astra Tech) were positioned into aluminum blocks parallel to each other and perpendicular to the horizontal plane, with one analog angulated mesially by 10 degrees (0/10), or with two implant ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the following over a period of 8 weeks: (1) force decay between thermoplastic (TP) and thermoset (TS) elastomeric chains; (2) force decay between light (200-g) and heavy (350-g) initial forces; and (3) force decay between direct chains and chain loops (stretched from one pin around the second pin and back to the first pin). MATERIALS AND METHODS TP and TS chains were obt...

AIM The aim of this study was to see the effect of topical fluoride on surface texture on nickel-titanium and copper-nickel-titanium orthodontic archwires. MATERIALS AND METHODS Preformed rectangular NiTi and CuNiTi wires were immersed in in fluoride solution and artificial saliva (control) for 90 minutes at 37°C. after immersion optical microscope was used to see the fluoride effect on the w...