Table 2 Frictional resistance values (N/mm 2 ) for the nickel-titanium and stainless steel wires with stainless steel brackets
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Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Nickel-titanium archwire | 0.387 | 0.189 | 0.212 | 0.761 | 0.331 | 0.214 | 0.161 | 0.532 |
Stainless steel archwire | 0.412 | 0.219 | 0.071 | 0.742 | 0.367 | 0.169 | 0.183 | 0.711 |