Authors :
Sharath Kumar Shetty; HaneeshKiran P. T; Mahesh Kumar Y
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7514458
Abstract :
Evaluation of the force decay of three different
brands of elastomeric ligatures
Materials and methods: Sixteen patients undergoing
fixed orthodontic treatment were a part of this study.
The clear elastomeric ligature modules supplied by three
different manufacturers formed the three study groups.
The modules were applied with 19 * 25 SS wires in place.
Each elastomeric module was placed in the patient’s
mouth on the specified lower incisor brackets and the
force levels were calculated before placement, at 24
hours after placement, 7 days and 21 days after the
placement of the modules using a universal testing
machine.
Results: Group II elastomeric ligatures exhibited highest
mean force levels followed by Group I and Group III.
significant difference was observed between the three
groups at all the time intervals.
Conclusions: Group II exhibited significantly high mean
force levels at all the time intervals that were tested
followed by group I and Group III. Group II elastomeric
ligatures exhibited markedly less percentage of decay
rate in force applied when compared to Group I and
Group III
Evaluation of the force decay of three different
brands of elastomeric ligatures
Materials and methods: Sixteen patients undergoing
fixed orthodontic treatment were a part of this study.
The clear elastomeric ligature modules supplied by three
different manufacturers formed the three study groups.
The modules were applied with 19 * 25 SS wires in place.
Each elastomeric module was placed in the patient’s
mouth on the specified lower incisor brackets and the
force levels were calculated before placement, at 24
hours after placement, 7 days and 21 days after the
placement of the modules using a universal testing
machine.
Results: Group II elastomeric ligatures exhibited highest
mean force levels followed by Group I and Group III.
significant difference was observed between the three
groups at all the time intervals.
Conclusions: Group II exhibited significantly high mean
force levels at all the time intervals that were tested
followed by group I and Group III. Group II elastomeric
ligatures exhibited markedly less percentage of decay
rate in force applied when compared to Group I and
Group III