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Torque differences due to the material variation of the orthodontic appliance: a finite element study

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Torque differences due to the material variation of the orthodontic appliance: a finite element study
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Progress in Orthodontics, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s40510-017-0161-5
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Spyridon N. Papageorgiou, Ludger Keilig, Vaska Vandevska-Radunovic, Theodore Eliades, Christoph Bourauel

Abstract

Torque of the maxillary incisors is crucial to occlusal relationship and esthetics and can be influenced by many factors. The aim of this study was to assess the relative influence of the material of the orthodontic appliance (adhesive, bracket, ligature, and wire) on tooth displacements and developed stresses/strains after torque application. A three-dimensional upper right central incisor with its periodontal ligament (PDL) and alveolus was modeled. A 0.018-in. slot discovery® (Dentaurum, Ispringen, Germany) bracket with a rectangular 0.018 x 0.025-in. wire was generated. The orthodontic appliance varied in the material of its components: adhesive (composite resin or resin-modified glass ionomer cement), bracket (titanium, steel, or ceramic), wire (beta-titanium or steel), and ligature (elastomeric or steel). A total of 24 models were generated, and a palatal root torque of 5° was applied. Afterwards, crown and apex displacement, strains in the PDL, and stresses in the bracket were calculated and analyzed. The labial crown displacement and the palatal root displacement of the tooth were mainly influenced by the material of the wire (up to 150% variation), followed by the material of the bracket (up to 19% variation). The magnitude of strains developed in the PDL was primarily influenced by the material of the wire (up to 127% variation), followed by the material of the bracket (up to 30% variation) and the ligature (up to 13% variation). Finally, stresses developed at the bracket were mainly influenced by the material of the wire (up to 118% variation) and the bracket (up to 59% variation). The material properties of the orthodontic appliance and all its components should be considered during torque application. However, these in silico results need to be validated in vivo before they can be clinically extrapolated.

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Mexico 1 1%
Unknown 94 99%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 18 19%
Student > Postgraduate 13 14%
Student > Bachelor 6 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 5%
Other 5 5%
Other 16 17%
Unknown 32 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 40 42%
Engineering 9 9%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 2%
Other 4 4%
Unknown 35 37%
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