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

Table 14.

Torque expression, 0.018 brackets

	Bracket	5 Nmm angle (°)	SD	20 Nmm angle (°)	SD	Maximum moment (Nmm)	SD	Clinically significant torque (°)
SS .016 × .016	STB	23.66	1.91	-	-	19.13	0.29	-
SS .016 × .016	2D	23.59	1.17	42.63	0.96	-	-	19.04
SS .017 × .017	STB	10.72	0.21	16.44	0.17	-	-	5.72
SS .017 × .017	2D	9.51	0.31	17.25	0.16	-	-	7.74
SS .018 × .018	STB	7.24	0.14	11.70	0.10	-	-	4.46
SS .018 × .018	2D	4.45	0.11	10.49	0.10	-	-	6.04
SS .016 × .022	STB	15.76	0.36	20.25	0.44	-	-	4.49
SS .016 × .022	2D	13.88	0.47	20.81	0.29	-	-	6.92
SS .017 × .022	STB	8.54	0.13	12.24	0.08	-	-	3.70
SS .017 × .022	2D	7.47	0.09	11.52	0.00	-	-	4.05
SS .017 × .025	STB	7.42	0.03	10.13	0.00	-	-	2.71
SS .017 × .025	2D	6.42	0.08	11.34	0.06	-	-	4.92
SS .018 × .022	STB	5.71	0.06	8.51	0.00	-	-	2.80
SS .018 × .022	2D	3.44	0.40	8.02	0.48	-	-	4.58
SS .018 × .025	STB	5.04	0.24	7.90	0.00	-	-	2.86
SS .018 × .025	2D	3.95	0.05	7.75	0.06	-	-	3.80
ST SS .016 × .022	STB	12.99	0.18	17.99	0.05	-	-	5.00
ST SS .016 × .022	2D	12.68	0.43	17.80	0.16	-	-	5.12
ST SS .018 × .022	STB	12.70	0.13	17.64	0.03	-	-	4.95
ST SS .018 × .022	2D	6.10	0.09	9.76	0.03	-	-	3.66
TMA .0175 × .0175	STB	12.94	1.09	26.34	0.66	-	-	13.40
TMA .0175 × .0175	2D	10.76	0.71	-	-	17.57	1.59
CuNiTi .016 × .016	STB	-	-	-	-	2.58	0.06	-
CuNiTi .016 × .016	2D	-	-	-	-	3.75	0.06	-
CuNiTi .017 × .017	STB	-	-	-	-	3.17	0.06	-
CuNiTi .017 × .017	2D	-	-	-	-	4.12	0.19	-
CuNiTi .018 × .018	STB	-	-	-	-	4.69	0.06	-
CuNiTi .018 × .018	2D	9.58	0.10	18.33	0.08	-	-	8.75
Nitinol .017 × .025	STB	12.48	0.16	-	-	15.52	0.50	-
Nitinol .017 × .025	2D	12.66	0.10	-	-	16.75	0.23	-
NiTi .018 × .025	STB	29.63	0.38	-	-	6.52	0.00	-
NiTi .018 × .025	2D	12.27	0.23	-	-	10.14	0.11	-