Research Article

Evaluation of the Loading, Unloading, and Permanent Deformation of Newly Available Epoxy Resin Coated Ni-Ti Wires Using Self-Ligating Brackets

Table 2

Comparisons of the mean force (N) of the permanent deflection between the coated and regular Nil-Ti wires by manufacturer.

0.016′′ round Ni-TiMeanSDSECV

TP regular0.780.390.98427.27
TP coated0.580.580.581008.02
Ah Kim Pech regular0.290.190.29616.44
Ah Kim Pech coated0.290.290.29860.14
Borgatta regular1.070.391.27395.99
Borgatta coated1.371.860.681342.92