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  • Title: The effect of artificial saliva on the frictional forces between orthodontic brackets and archwires.
    Author: Downing A, McCabe JF, Gordon PH.
    Journal: Br J Orthod; 1995 Feb; 22(1):41-6. PubMed ID: 7786865.
    Abstract:
    The effect of artificial saliva on the static and kinetic frictional forces of stainless steel (Dentaurum) and polycrystalline ceramic (Transcend) brackets in combination with 0.018-inch round and 0.019 x 0.025-inch Edgewise archwire sizes and stainless steel, nickel-titanium and beta-titanium archwire materials, under a constant ligature force were investigated. In all cases, artificial saliva had the effect of increasing the frictional force when compared with the dry state.
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