Table 3 Descriptive statistics of eight bracket-archwire combinations tested for friction and roughness (AFM)
Bracket-archwire combinations | Friction (N) | Roughness |
|---|---|---|
(mean ± SD) | (average RMS) | |
(mean ± SD) | ||
Clarity-FRPC | −27.88 ± 33.59 | 324.96 ± 143.76 |
Clarity-NiTi | −22.83 ± 34.74 | 166.88 ± 39.66 |
Gemini-FRPC | 313.10 ± 802.59 | 310.45 ± 70.46 |
Gemini-NiTi | 75.41 ± 159.06 | 183.95 ± 44.53 |
ICE-FRPC | −71.13 ± 17.08 | 398.47 ± 249.04 |
ICE-NITi | −28.48 ± 21.44 | 206.55 ± 70.74 |
SmartClip-FRPC | 27.48 ± 72.85 | 321.16 ± 27.52 |
SmartClip-NiTi | −6.94 ± 48.27 | 172.80 ± 52.49 |