Material Flashcards
1
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Archwires
A
- Stainless steel
- Cobalt chromium
- Nickel titanium (Niti)
- TMA - Titanium Molybdenum Alloy (beta titanium)
- Aesthetic
2
Q
Nickel titanium (Types of Niti)
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- Classic
- Superelastic
- Heat activated
3
Q
Initial Aligning wires properties?
A
- Low stiffness
- Low friction
- large Range
- light continuous force
- Non toxic
- low cost
4
Q
Initial alignment wire options?
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- Superelastic Niti - 0.012” to 0.014”
- Heat activated Niti - 0.016” to 0.020 “
- 0.010” single strand SS
- 0.015” - 0.018” Multi strand SS
5
Q
Nickel Titanium 3 choices
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- Martensitic stable - Classic e.g. Nitinol
- Austenitic active - Superelastic or pseudo elastic.
- Martensitic active - Heat or thermally activated.
6
Q
Properties of Niti ?
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- Good range
- No elasticity
- high friction
- low stifness
- poor bio host
- bio compatible
7
Q
Properties of Stainless steel?
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- large elasticity
- high stifness
- corrosion resistance
- low friction
- good for space closure because of Low friction
- bio host
8
Q
Properties of TMA? Or beta- titanium ?
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- Elasticity less than SS but twice that of nitinol
- Higher firction than ss
- high cost
- formability good
9
Q
Aesthetic wires
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- Coated wires - White epoxy resin e.g Teflon
10
Q
What wire sequence should we use?
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- Initial alignment - Light and limited
- Levelling - heavier and limited
- Space closure - Stiff & low friction
- Finishing - Formable
11
Q
Define friction
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- A force resist relative motion of two objects in contact.
12
Q
Law of friction
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Friction = Force x coefficient of friction
13
Q
Types of friction
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- Static friction - Small amount of force required to initiate sliding between objects
- Kinetic friction - Amount of force resisting sliding once moving.
Important : Static friction more important as teeth do not slide but Walk along arch wire with small tippping and uprighting movements.
14
Q
Bracket material - Friction
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- Ceramic > friction than metal
- Narrow bracket > friction than wider bracket (due to critical angle)
15
Q
Wire material - Friction
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- Beta- titanium > friction than Niti > friction than SS.
16
Q
Ligation material - Friction
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- Elastomeric ligature > friction than SS ligature
- 60%- 70% more
17
Q
Which moment effect by friction ?
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- Tipping and bodily moment