Research Article

Modeling and Experimentation of the Unidirectional Orthodontic Force of Second Sequential Loop Orthodontic Archwire

Table 1

The unidirectional orthodontic force measuring results of different second sequential loops ().

Moving distance (mm)Type of archwire
IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIXX

0.50.320.250.210.180.330.420.610.630.240.28
1.00.660.510.410.350.680.851.241.280.490.57
1.50.990.770.630.541.021.281.871.920.720.85
2.01.331.040.850.731.351.722.482.550.951.16
2.51.641.281.070.921.672.153.083.191.211.46
3.01.961.531.291.102.012.583.673.821.451.75
3.52.271.781.511.262.353.034.304.461.692.03
4.02.572.001.721.422.653.444.925.091.912.3
4.52.872.221.901.582.943.835.535.722.132.56
5.03.182.432.051.783.224.226.136.352.372.79