The effect of electro-thermal treatment of stainless steel arch wire on mechanical properties and cell proliferation

Electric resistance heat treatment may be performed on orthodontic arch wires, but it remains unclear whether this procedure reliably provides better mechanical properties or whether an austenite phase transition affords less cytotoxicity and less arch wire width change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gu Yingzhi, Xie Xianju, Wang Hongmei, Zhuang Rui, Bai Yuxing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-01-01
Series:Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-010