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friction with active <strong>torque</strong> present in the wire <strong>and</strong>/or slot<br />

was also evaluated.<br />

Materials <strong>and</strong> Methods<br />

<strong>The</strong> posterior maxillary right quadrant with a first<br />

premolar extracted <strong>and</strong> canine retracted was simulated to<br />

evaluate the friction produced in a buccal segment during<br />

retraction <strong>of</strong> the half-incisal segment; <strong>third</strong>-<strong>order</strong> <strong>torque</strong><br />

was generally activated at the second premolar position. A<br />

0.019- by 0.025-inch stainless steel wire was selected for<br />

this study because it is frequently selected as the<br />

retraction archwire. <strong>The</strong> two independent variables<br />

controlled in this study were the bracket ligation design<br />

<strong>and</strong> the <strong>third</strong>-<strong>order</strong> <strong>torque</strong> angle at the second premolar<br />

bracket. <strong>The</strong> dependent variable was the kinetic friction<br />

generated in the appliance when a wire was slowly pulled<br />

posteriorly through the crown-attachments.<br />

<strong>The</strong> friction testing device is described in the<br />

Master’s thesis by Bunkall. 58 <strong>The</strong> device consists <strong>of</strong> a<br />

series <strong>of</strong> aluminum cylinders (“teeth”) mounted into a base-<br />

plate in an archform representing a maxillary quadrant.<br />

Through each cylinder is an adjustable stainless steel rod<br />

with an attached brass faceplate that simulates the facial<br />

56

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