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. 2017 Sep 14;78(6):494–503. doi: 10.1007/s00056-017-0107-z

Tab. 3.

Metal release from wires (17 different products) and metal release from orthodontic brackets (5 different products)

Tab. 3 Metallfreisetzung aus Drähten (17 verschiedene Produkte) sowie aus kieferorthopädischen Brackets (5 unterschiedliche Produkte)

Vendor Alloy Product Name Co, µg Cr, µg Mn, µg Ni, µg
3M Unitek Nitinol Heat-Activated 4297-913 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.40 ± 0.02 (γ)
3M Unitek Nitinol Heat-Activated 4296-991 4296-992 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.208 ± 0.006 (γ)
3M Unitek Nitinol Heat-Activated 9296-611 9296-612 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.094 ± 0.003 (α)
3M Unitek Nitinol SuperElastic 4296-912 4296-911 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.17 ± 0.01 (α)
3M Unitek Nitinol SuperElastic 4297-833 4297-834 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.27 ± 0.01 (γ)
3M Unitek Nitinol SuperElastic dimpled 9296-914 9296-913 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.15 ± 0.01 (α)
3M Unitek Permachrome 300-018 <LOQ 0.045 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.037 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.049 ± 0.002 (γ)
3M Unitek Permachrome 299-185 <LOQ <LOQ 0.026 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.041 ± 0.001 (γ)
Dentaurum DIN 1.4310 765-201-00 765-301-00 <LOQ 0.033 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.059 ± 0.002 (γ) 0.107 ± 0.003 (γ)
Dentaurum DIN 1.4310 767-101-00 767-201-00 <LOQ 0.027 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.064 ± 0.002 (α) 0.095 ± 0.003 (γ)
Dentaurum Rematitan 766-080-00 766-081-00 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 2.47 ± 0.07 (γ)
Dentaurum Rematitan 766-082-00 766-083-00 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 1.32 ± 0.04 (γ)
Ormco AISI 302 210-0026 <LOQ <LOQ 0.028 ± 0.001 (α) 0.057 ± 0.004 (γ)
Ormco AISI 302 210-0701 <LOQ <LOQ 0.113 ± 0.003 (α) 0.076 ± 0.003 (γ)
Ormco Ni–Ti 205-0009 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.269 ± 0.008 (α)
Ormco Ni–Ti 205-0001 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.098 ± 0.007 (γ)
Ormco Ni–Ti 210-0502 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ 0.152 ± 0.009 (γ)
3 M Unitek Stainless steel Victory Series, twin MBT, 017-452 <LOQ 0.098 ± 0.003 (γ) 0.045 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.292 ± 0.009 (α)
3M Unitek Stainless steel Victory Series, twin MBT, 017-552 <LOQ 0.095 ± 0.003 (α) 0.054 ± 0.002 (γ) 0.281 ± 0.008 (α)
Dentaurum DIN 1.4303 Discovery series, Roth 18, Part Numbers 790-141-00 & 790-141-00 & 790-104-00 & 790-102-00 & 790-163-00 & 790-164-00 & 790-103-00 & 790-105-00 & 790-142-00 & 790-142-00 <LOQ 0.035 ± 0.002 (γ) <LOQ 0.119 ± 0.006 (γ)
Dentaurum DIN 1.4303 Discovery series, Roth 18, Part Numbers 790-145-00 & 790-143-00 & 790-108-00 & 790-107-00 & 790-107-00 & 790-107-00 & 790-107-00 & 790-109-00 & 790-144-00 & 790-146-00 <LOQ 0.034 ± 0.001 (γ) <LOQ 0.149 ± 0.005 (γ)
Ormco AISI 303SE Full-Size diamond twin series, Part Numbers 347-2001 & 340-1404 & 340-1500 & 347-1208 & 347-1308 & 340-1504 & 340-1505 & 347-2101 & 347-2018 & 347-2118 0.026 ± 0.001 (γ) 0.132 ± 0.004 (γ) 0.274 ± 0.008 (α) 1.61 ± 0.05 (γ)

<LOQ below quantitation limit, α constant release denoting a profile like the one observed for Ni in Fig. 1, γ saturation to describe plateau-like profiles like the ones shown in Fig. 2, β intermediate release designating a release profile that showed signs of saturation but which did not reach saturation during the study period