Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (47): 7597-7602.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.47.010

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Heat treatment effect on the fatigue fracture cycle of buccal multiloop

Bai Xue-fei1, Wang Pei-jun1, Xu Shi-qian2, Hou Lu1, Liu Yu1   

  1. 1Department of Orthodontics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
    2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Revised:2014-10-31 Online:2014-11-19 Published:2014-11-19
  • Contact: Wang Pei-jun, Professor, Department of Orthodontics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Bai Xue-fei, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Orthodontics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Buccal Multiloop Removable Appliance can interceptively correct mutiple adolescent malocclusions. But the clinical problem of Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture is not solved yet. How to prolong the fatigue fracture cycle is still in the research stage.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of different temperature of heat treatment on the Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture cycle, thereby to select a relatively optimal method to enhance the fatigue fracture cycle.
METHODS: Thirty-five left HL-2 Buccal Mltiloops were divided into seven groups according to different ways of heat treatment. Each group consisted of five samples. They were an untreated group, three pre-bending groups (320, 420, 520 ℃ heat treatment before bending) and three post-bending groups (320, 420, 520 ℃ heat treatment after bending). The dental stainless steel wires and Buccal Multiloop were respectively treated by low-temperature annealing. The data were recorded and evaluated after the samples tested by the 3D Simulating Movement of TMJ Testing Machine. The features of fatigue fracture were observed by scanning electron microscope.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The mean values of the Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture cycle from largest to smallest  were as follows: 520 ℃ pre-bending group > 420 ℃ pre-bending group > 320 ℃ pre-bending group > untreated group > 520 ℃ post-bending group > 320 ℃ post-bending  group > 420 ℃ post-bending group. The fatigue fracture cycle of Buccal Multiloop made of the dental stainless steel wires after 520 ℃ annealing treatment was longer than others. By the observation of scanning electron microscope, the fracture crack extension area had the tendency to expand, transient interruption was delayed and the tissue structure became more uniform.


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Key words: orthodontic appliances, activator appliances

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