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Table 1 Brands, manufacturing companies, configurations, and composition of various brackets used in this study

From: A new esthetic fiber-reinforced polymer composite resin archwire: a comparative atomic force microscope (AFM) and field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) study

Brand

Manufacturer

Configuration

Composition

Gemini

3M Unitek, St. Paul, MN, USA

True twin

Stainless steel

Clarity

3M Unitek, St Paul, MN, USA

True twin

Polycrystalline metal-reinforced ceramic

Inspire Ice

Ormco, Orange, CA, USA

True twin

Monocrystalline ceramic

SmartClip

3M Unitek, St Paul, MN, USA

True twin

Stainless steel

Self-ligating

  1. True-twin bracket configuration was selected with ceramic and stainless steel composition. The selection of bracket material composition (stainless steel and ceramic (polycrystalline and monocrystalline)) was deliberate in order to encompass brackets with the commonest material composition in this study.