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. 2014 Sep 25;15(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s40510-014-0053-x

Table 13.

Torque expression, 0.022 brackets and NiTi archwires

Bracket 5 Nmm angle (°) SD 20 Nmm angle (°) SD Maximum moment (Nmm) SD
Nitinol .017 × .025 Victory 34.30 0.29 - - 9.37 0.32
SFP 27.06 0.06 - - 14.42 0.23
Ovation 28.53 0.13 - - 12.52 -
D.B. Leone 31.94 0.09 - - 12.85 -
Damon 27.91 0.13 - - 10.63 0.13
Nexus 54.79 0.08 - - 5.24 0.19
CuNiTi .018 × .025 Victory - - - - 3.67 0.11
SFP 41.10 0.29 - - 5.72 0.17
Ovation 36.15 0.17 - - 7.84 -
D.B. Leone 45.84 0.17 - - 5.98 -
Damon - - - - 4.51 0.13
Nexus - - - - 1.52 0.23
Nitinol .019 × .025 Hybrid Victory 39.52 0.27 - - 8.52 0.17
SFP 29.54 0.33 - - 14.30 0.39
Ovation 30.78 0.12 - - 11.66 -
D.B. Leone - - - - 4.79 -
Damon 27.84 0.06 - - 10.81 0.29
Nexus - - - - 2.53 0.72
Nitinol Superelastic .019 × .025 Victory 35.16 0.02 - - 8.09 0.17
SFP 26.01 0.86 - - 11.89 0.17
Ovation 21.55 0.46 - - 11.81 -
D.B. Leone 40.83 0.99 - - 7.95 -
Damon 36.31 0.48 - - 8.30 0.66
Nexus 44.48 0.21 - - 7.39 0.28
Nitinol .019 × .025 Heat Victory 34.06 3.55 - - 7.80 0.00
SFP 28.38 0.12 - - 11.29 0.17
Ovation 22.32 0.13 - - 10.88 -
D.B. Leone 41.70 0.55 - - 7.91 -
Damon 31.27 0.07 - - 7.46 0.17
Nexus 40.00 2.25 - - 5.79 0.11
Nitinol .021 × .025 Heat Victory 28.98 2.20 - - 7.31 0.96
SFP 18.55 0.21 - - 15.42 0.56
Ovation 11.76 0.23 - - 13.52 -
D.B. Leone 21.55 0.20 - - 15.34 -
Damon 27.70 0.12 - - 10.81 0.50
Nexus 29.74 0.14 - - 9.73 0.13