Publicação: Effects of height and overactivation on a composite nickel-titanium T-loop
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Objective Evaluate the effect of height and overactivation on the force system produced by composite nickel-titanium T-loops. Material and Methods Forty nickel-titanium/stainless steel (SS) T-loops were divided into four groups according to height (7 or 6 mm) and activation/deactivation protocol (7 mm or 7 mm with 2 mm of overactivation). An Orthodontic Force Tester recorded the y-axis force and the x-axis moment produced for each 0.5 mm of deactivation, while the moment(x)-to-force(y) (M/F) ratio was calculated. The data were analyzed by three analyses of variance of repeated measures to detect differences and interactions between height and protocol on the three variables. Results T-loops with a height of 6 mm produced higher forces (2.97 N vs. 2.66 N) than those of 7 mm. The moments were similar, whereas the M/F was larger for the 7-mm loops (5.76 mm vs. 4.92 mm). The conventional activation produced higher forces (2.99 N vs. 2.64 N), higher moments (16.2 Nmm vs. 13.59 Nmm) but the same M/F. The M/F showed an interaction with deactivation. Conclusion The 6-mm-high T-loops produced higher forces, but lower M/F. The conventional protocol produced higher forces and moments. The M/F ratio was similar for both protocols, but overactivation produced a nearly constant M/F throughout deactivation. The use of a 7-mm-high overactivated segmented nickel-titanium loop might improve the performance of orthodontic space closure.
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Alloys, Loops, Nickel-titanium, Space Closure
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Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists, v. 6, n. 3, p. 120-126, 2017.
