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The effects of third-order torque and self - Saint Louis University

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aseline values at 0 degrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>torque</strong> with the exception<br />

<strong>of</strong> the SmartClip set, significantly greater at both the<br />

positive <strong>and</strong> negative <strong>torque</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> the Time2 set, but only<br />

at +5 degrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>torque</strong> (Table 3-1). Increasing <strong>torque</strong><br />

from 0 to ±10 degrees produced significant increases in<br />

frictional resistance from all four sets <strong>of</strong> <strong>self</strong>-ligating<br />

attachments (Table 3-2). Among the <strong>self</strong>-ligating sets, the<br />

In-Ovation R <strong>and</strong> the SmartClip sets showed significantly<br />

more friction from a further increase from both +10 to +15<br />

<strong>and</strong> -10 to -15 degrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>torque</strong>; the Time2 set displayed a<br />

significant increase only from -10 to -15 degrees. <strong>The</strong><br />

elastomerically ligated Victory sets showed the smallest<br />

overall increase in friction when <strong>torque</strong>-angle was<br />

increased, ranging from 303 grams at 0 degrees to 551 grams<br />

at -15 degrees. <strong>The</strong> SmartClip sets displayed the smallest<br />

mean frictional force <strong>of</strong> 55 grams at 0 degrees, but also<br />

provided the greatest resistance increase, producing a<br />

force <strong>of</strong> 744 grams at +15 degrees (Table 3-1).<br />

At +5, 0 <strong>and</strong> -5 degrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>torque</strong>, the Victory crown-<br />

attachment set generally produced significantly more<br />

friction than the four <strong>self</strong>-ligating sets; the single<br />

exception was the Time2 set at +5 degrees (Table 3-4). <strong>The</strong><br />

Damon 3MX <strong>and</strong> SmartClip sets produced the smallest mean<br />

frictional forces at 0 degrees <strong>of</strong> <strong>torque</strong>.<br />

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