Table 2.
The mean values yielded by as received and retrieved traditional orthodontic wires
| Manufacturer | As received | SD | In vitro | SD | In vivo 1 | SD | In vivo 2 | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentaurum | Plateau force, gf | 147.8 | 3.9 | 173.4 | 9.1 | 141.2 | 13.9 | ||
| 0.014 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | ||
| Plateau length, mm | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||
| Dentaurum | Plateau force, gf | 222.9 | 11.9 | 204.0 | 63.6 | 225.1 | 1.5 | 184.3 | 62.9 |
| 0.016 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 6.4 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| Plateau length, mm | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| Forestadent | Plateau force, gf | 124.3 | 16.3 | 123.0 | 11.2 | 131.4 | 24.9 | ||
| 0.014 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 4.4 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 1.86 | 0.5 | ||
| Plateau length, mm | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | |||
| Forestadent | Plateau force, gf | 211.2 | 5.3 | 198.9 | 15.5 | 239.3 | 15.7 | 260.0 | 4.8 |
| 0.016 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 5.9 | 1.6 | − 2.9 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| Plateau length, mm | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| Ormco | Plateau force, gf | 110.0 | 7.0 | 60.7 | 30.3 | 128.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.014 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Plateau length, mm | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |||
| Ormco | Plateau force, gf | 159.7 | 9.0 | 131.7 | 46.1 | 173.0 | 21.7 | 131.3 | 44.7 |
| 0.016 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 11.4 | 6.0 | − 4.6 | 6.8 | − 17.8 | 8.8 | − 10.3 | 9.4 |
| Plateau length, mm | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | |
| Ormco | Plateau force, gf | 615.6 | 17.3 | 618.7 | 24.5 | 490.8 | 282.8 | 646.1 | 78.9 |
| 0.019X0.025 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 20.3 | 32.9 | 28.8 | 22.3 | 14.0 | 26.7 | 49.2 | 45.9 |
| Plateau length, mm | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |
| G&H | Plateau force, gf | 125.0 | 2.1 | 124.8 | 7.6 | 106.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 0.014 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | ||
| Plateau length, mm | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |||
| G&H | Plateau force, gf | 159.1 | 2.5 | 187.5 | 10.3 | 173.7 | 6.0 | 167.5 | 6.5 |
| 0.016 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 5.9 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 5.6 |
| Plateau length, mm | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| G&H | Plateau force, gf | 697.4 | 3.3 | 636.4 | 207.7 | 581.4 | 122.3 | 687.2 | 4.6 |
| 0.019X0.025 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 28.2 | 6.9 | 51.3 | 23.6 | − 9.1 | 61.6 | 41.2 | 24.5 |
| Plateau length, mm | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| American Orthodontics | Plateau force, gf | 133.3 | 2.0 | 169.6 | 8.2 | 118.7 | 31.3 | ||
| 0.014 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 2.5 | − 2.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Plateau length, mm | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |||
| American Orthodontics | Plateau force, gf | 216.7 | 4.0 | 262.6 | 26.1 | 152.0 | 14.9 | 180.0 | 70.4 |
| 0.016 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | − 2.5 | 5.7 | 16.2 | 6.7 | − 25.7 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Plateau length, mm | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| American Orthodontics | Plateau force, gf | 674.1 | 21.8 | 806.2 | 8.0 | 618.7 | 87.7 | 705.9 | 63.3 |
| 0.019X0.025 | Plateau slope, gf/mm | 34.7 | 17.7 | 61.0 | 20.7 | − 11.9 | 47.7 | 51.1 | 25.5 |
| Plateau length, mm | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 |