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Table 13 Torque expression, 0.022 brackets and NiTi archwires

From: Torque expression capacity of 0.018 and 0.022 bracket slots by changing archwire material and cross section

 

Bracket

5 Nmm angle (°)

SD

20 Nmm angle (°)

SD

Maximum moment (Nmm)

SD

Nitinol .017×.025

Victory

34.30

0.29

-

-

9.37

0.32

SFP

27.06

0.06

-

-

14.42

0.23

Ovation

28.53

0.13

-

-

12.52

-

D.B. Leone

31.94

0.09

-

-

12.85

-

Damon

27.91

0.13

-

-

10.63

0.13

Nexus

54.79

0.08

-

-

5.24

0.19

CuNiTi .018×.025

Victory

-

-

-

-

3.67

0.11

SFP

41.10

0.29

-

-

5.72

0.17

Ovation

36.15

0.17

-

-

7.84

-

D.B. Leone

45.84

0.17

-

-

5.98

-

Damon

-

-

-

-

4.51

0.13

Nexus

-

-

-

-

1.52

0.23

Nitinol .019×.025 Hybrid

Victory

39.52

0.27

-

-

8.52

0.17

SFP

29.54

0.33

-

-

14.30

0.39

Ovation

30.78

0.12

-

-

11.66

-

D.B. Leone

-

-

-

-

4.79

-

Damon

27.84

0.06

-

-

10.81

0.29

Nexus

-

-

-

-

2.53

0.72

Nitinol Superelastic .019×.025

Victory

35.16

0.02

-

-

8.09

0.17

SFP

26.01

0.86

-

-

11.89

0.17

Ovation

21.55

0.46

-

-

11.81

-

D.B. Leone

40.83

0.99

-

-

7.95

-

Damon

36.31

0.48

-

-

8.30

0.66

Nexus

44.48

0.21

-

-

7.39

0.28

Nitinol .019×.025 Heat

Victory

34.06

3.55

-

-

7.80

0.00

SFP

28.38

0.12

-

-

11.29

0.17

Ovation

22.32

0.13

-

-

10.88

-

D.B. Leone

41.70

0.55

-

-

7.91

-

Damon

31.27

0.07

-

-

7.46

0.17

Nexus

40.00

2.25

-

-

5.79

0.11

Nitinol .021×.025 Heat

Victory

28.98

2.20

-

-

7.31

0.96

SFP

18.55

0.21

-

-

15.42

0.56

Ovation

11.76

0.23

-

-

13.52

-

D.B. Leone

21.55

0.20

-

-

15.34

-

Damon

27.70

0.12

-

-

10.81

0.50

Nexus

29.74

0.14

-

-

9.73

0.13