Table 1.

Commercial Orthodontic Wires Tested in this Study

Common Name	Abbreviation	Trade Name	Manufacturer
Stainless steel	SS	SS wire	Orthika International, Tokyo, Japan
Co-Cr alloy	Co-Cr	VIM CC(Co-Cr)	Oralcare Tokyo, Japan
Ni-Ti alloy	Ni-Ti	G4 Nickel Titanium Archwire	Orthika International, Tokyo, Japan
White-coated wire	Ni-Ti	Taini-Roy Wire Nano White	Dentsply Sankin, Tokyo, Japan
White-coated wire	Ni-Ti	Ever White	Biodent, Tokyo, Japan