Research Article
Evaluation of Static Friction of Polycrystalline Ceramic Brackets after Conditioning with Different Powers of Er:YAG Laser
| Power of Er:YAG laser beams used (mj/s) | Means of frictional forces between the wire at 0° of angulation and the bracket (N) | Means of frictional forces between the wire at 10° of angulation and the bracket (N) | value |
| 0 | 2.59 ± 0.74 | 3.97 ± 0.75 | 0.020 | 100 | 1.66 ± 0.31 | 2.97 ± 1.02 | 0.026 | 200 | 1.05 ± 0.56 | 2.9 ± 1.66 | 0.041 | 300 | 0.59 ± 0.25 | 3.8 ± 1.18 | 0.000 |
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