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Load Deflection Characteristics of Orthodontic Gummetal® Wires in Comparison with Nickel–Titanium Wires: An In Vitro Study

  • Hisham Sabbagh,
  • Mila Janjic Rankovic,
  • Daniel Martin,
  • Matthias Mertmann,
  • Linus Hötzel and
  • Andrea Wichelhaus
Materials2024, 17(2), 533;https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020533

22 January 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate the load deflection characteristics of Gummetal® wires in comparison to nickel–titanium (NiTi) wires. Four different NiTi wires and one Gummetal® archwire were analyzed in two dimensions (0.014&P...

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Properties and Application of the Gummetal Wire for the Treatment of an Open Bite—Brief Narrative Review and Case Report

  • Anna Ewa Kuc,
  • Jacek Kotuła,
  • Jakub Nawrocki,
  • Maciej Dobrzyński,
  • Rafał J. Wiglusz,
  • Adam Watras,
  • Michał Sarul,
  • Joanna Lis and
  • Beata Kawala
Appl. Sci.2024, 14(7), 2991;https://doi.org/10.3390/app14072991

2 April 2024

The swift integration of ‘Gummetal’ into the orthodontic armamentarium can be attributed to its distinct advantages as an entirely new Ti-Nb-based beta titanium alloy. Developed by Toyota Central R&D Labs and publicly revealed in Apri...

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Frictional Properties of the TiNbTaZrO Orthodontic Wire—A Laboratory Comparison to Popular Archwires

  • Krzysztof Schmeidl,
  • Michal Wieczorowski,
  • Katarzyna Grocholewicz,
  • Michal Mendak and
  • Joanna Janiszewska-Olszowska
Materials2021, 14(21), 6233;https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216233

20 October 2021

Background. This study aimed to determine the kinetic frictional force (FF) of the recently produced TiNbTaZrO (Gummetal) orthodontic wire and compare it to the widely used wires of stainless steel (SS), nickel-titanium (NiTi), cobalt-chromium (CoCr)...

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