Table 3 Surface roughness values (μm) for the as-received wires and after immersion in chlorhexidine and artificial saliva
As-received | Chlorhexidine | Artificial saliva | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Nickel-titanium | 67.95 | 44.30 | 62.8 | 73.1 | 64.82 | 39.85 | 59.68 | 69.98 | 67.77 | 36.79 | 62.63 | 72.93 |
Stainless steel | 10.74 | 3.20 | 5.59 | 15.89 | 9.27 | 3.45 | 4.12 | 14.42 | 10.35 | 2.75 | 5.21 | 15.51 |