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Effectiveness of low binding frictional materials: Evaluation of the binding frictional resistance of improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wires with different bracket combinations

Yoshio Shima^1,2, Akihiro Koyama², Motohiro Uo³, Takashi Ono²

1Private Practice, Fukui, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

2Departments of Orthodontic Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

3Departments of Advanced Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

*Corresponding author: Dr. Yoshio Shima, Shima Orthodontic Office, 1-21-22 Chuo, Fukui-Shi, Fukui, Japan. shima.ortho.office@gmail.com

Published: 2019-09-28,
Accepted: 2019-04-24,

Received: 2019-03-28

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How to cite this article: Shima Y, Koyama A, Uo M, Ono T. Effectiveness of low binding frictional materials: Evaluation of the binding frictional resistance of improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wires with different bracket combinations. APOS Trends Orthod 2019;9(3):156-64.

Abstract

Introduction:

This study aimed to evaluate the binding frictional resistance of improved superelastic nickel- titanium alloy wires (ISW) with different bracket combinations and to verify the effectiveness of low binding frictional materials by applying them in orthodontic treatment.

Materials and Methods:

Straight stainless steel wire (SSW; 0.016 × 0.022-inch) and straight ISW (0.016 × 0.022- inch) were set to each displaced bracket, and the tensile resistance load was measured. The maximum tensile resistance load was statistically compared using the Tukey test. For exemplification, we treated a typical extraction case of Angle Class I crowding malocclusion with lip protrusion using lower binding frictional materials, which were selected based on tensile test results.

Results:

The SSW and metal bracket combination had the largest maximum tensile resistance load, and the ISW and metal slot-equipped plastic bracket combination had the smallest load (P < 0.01). In a patient treated using lower binding frictional materials, the active treatment period was 9 months. Satisfactory patient results were obtained without using reinforced anchorage.

Conclusions:

Binding frictional resistance varies, depending on the archwire and bracket combination. In a multibracket appliance, selecting materials with as low a binding frictional resistance as possible may make a more effective treatment.

Keywords

Binding friction

Materials

Improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wire

Extraction case

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INTRODUCTION

Superelastic nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloy has superior mechanical properties such as superelasticity, shape memory effect, high spring back property, and low stiffness,^[1-4] and it has been widely used in clinical orthodontic treatment for >30 years. The load delivered from the superelastic Ni-Ti alloy wire is influenced by oral temperature changes: When the temperature changes during reverse transformation due to unloading, the load has a higher value than the initial load. The tendency of the load to increase depends on its stress hysteresis.^[5,6] Furthermore, the appliance was improved so that it would deliver a more stable orthodontic force under changing oral temperatures, and an improved superelastic Ni-Ti alloy wire (ISW) with lower stress hysteresis was developed (L and H Titan; Tomy International, Tokyo, Japan).^[7] Due to the characteristics of the ISW, three-dimensional tooth movement was possible during the early stage of treatment by incorporating bends that were formed using a heat-bending machine (SOARER-X; Tomy International).^[8-12]

However, the orthodontic force delivered from the archwire in the oral environment during orthodontic treatment is different from the bending properties; the orthodontic force is always changing due to friction with the bracket slot.^[13-15] Friction is classified as “classical friction,” “binding friction,” and “notching friction.” Of these, binding friction has a great influence during various tooth movement patterns such as leveling and space closing.^[16-18] The mechanical properties of the orthodontic wire and the bracket slot type greatly affect binding friction.^[19-22] Due to its lower stress hysteresis and stiffness, the binding friction of the ISW is lower than that of other Ni-Ti wires.^[23]

In this paper, we evaluated the binding frictional resistance of ISWs with different bracket combinations. We selected lower binding frictional materials, based on tensile test results, and exemplified the use of the materials in a typical extraction case.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Ethical statement

The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the treatment plan was approved by the director of Shima Orthodontic Office.

Tensile test for the evaluation of binding friction

We conducted tensile tests to evaluate the binding frictional resistance between the different wire and bracket combinations. The testing materials were as follows: Metal slot-equipped plastic brackets [Figure 1a; IPASS II, Ortho-Dentaurum, Tokyo, Japan], different types of metal slot-equipped plastic brackets [Figure 1b; Clear bracket SL+, Dentsply-Sirona K. K., Tokyo, Japan], and metal brackets [Figure 1c; Metal bracket, Dentsply- Sirona K. K.]. All brackets were the standard type with a 0.018 × 0.025 – inch slot for the mandibular anterior teeth. We used a universal testing machine (EZ-SX; Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan) to measure the tensile resistance load [Figure 2a].

Figure 1::
Magnified photographs of the materials used in the study. (a) IPASS II (Ortho-Dentaurum, Tokyo, Japan). (b) Clear bracket SL+ (Dentsply-Sirona K. K. Tokyo, Japan). (c) Metal bracket (Dentsply-Sirona).

Figure 2::
Materials and tensile test apparatus. (a) Tensile test apparatus. (b) The 0.018 × 0.025 – inch bended stainless steel wire for fixing brackets. (c) Brackets bonded on an acrylic plate. (d) Schematic drawing of the tensile test apparatus.

Each bracket was fixed on an acrylic plate in a position that would give a displacement of 0.5 mm in the vertical direction using a full-size 0.018 × 0.025 – inch stainless steel wire (SSW) (3M Unitek, Tokyo, Japan) with a 0.5 mm offset bend [Figure 2b]. The interbracket distance was 7.0 mm, which was similar to the setting of the conventional three- point bending test [Figure 2c].^[3-7] To exclude the influence of various ligature forces, a 0.016 × 0.022 – inch straight SSW (3M Unitek, Tokyo, Japan) and a 0.016 × 0.022 – inch straight ISW were set to the bracket without ligation. All tensile tests were conducted at a speed of 1.0 mm/minute from a state where the deflection was applied, and the tensile resistance load was measured [Figure 2d]. The test was performed on four samples for each combination in a chamber maintained at 37.0°C. A statistical comparison of the average values of the maximum tensile resistance load between three brackets was evaluated using the Tukey test (P < 0.01).

Treatment case

The patient was a woman, aged 22 years and 1 month, who presented with a chief complaint about her lateral profile protrusion and irregularity of maxillary anterior teeth. The lateral facial photograph shows protrusion of the upper and lower lips [Figure 3]. Pre-treatment dental casts revealed that the first molar relationship was Angle Class I on both sides [Figure 4].

Figure 3::
Pre-treatment facial and intraoral photographs.

Figure 4::
Pre-treatment dental casts.

Lateral cephalometric analysis demonstrated a normal position between the maxilla and mandible and Frankfort- mandibular plane angle showed a high angle. The maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth were inclined labially to the cranial base [Figure 5 and Table 1].^[24] Based on this information, the patient was diagnosed with an Angle Class I malocclusion with lip protrusion, high mandibular plane angle, maxillary anterior tooth crowding, and labial inclination of the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth.

Figure 5::
Pre-treatment lateral and posteroanterior cephalometric and panoramic radiographs.

To resolve the discrepancy and to improve the labial inclination of the anterior teeth, we decided to extract the maxillary and mandibular bilateral first premolars. The anchorage value was maximum. However, binding friction was expected to be reduced as much as possible by basing the selection of materials on the tensile test results instead of using a reinforced anchorage device.

RESULTS

Tensile test for the evaluation of binding friction

With the SSW, the average value of the maximum tensile resistance load in combination with IPASS II bracket was smallest at 1.04 N (106.0 gf), compared with the Clear bracket SL+ value (1.53 N [156.0 gf]), and the metal bracket had the largest value at 2.21 N (225.3 gf) [Figure 6]. There were significant differences between them. However, with the ISW, the IPASS II bracket had a significantly smaller value at 0.26 N (26.5 gf), compared with the Clear bracket SL+ (0.47 N [47.9 gf]) and the Metal bracket (0.51 N [52.0 gf]).

Figure 6::
Results of the tensile test. **P < 0.01. ISW, improved superelastic nickel-titanium alloy wire; SSW, stainless steel wire.

Among all wire and bracket combinations, the SSW and metal bracket combination had the largest maximum tensile resistance load, and the ISW and IPASS II bracket combination had the smallest load: The difference was approximately eight-fold. The SSW had approximately 3–4 times the value of the ISW with the same bracket.

Treatment case

The intraoral photographs of the treatment progress at all patients’ visit are shown in Figures 7a-7i. After extracting the maxillary and mandibular first premolars, 0.018 × 0.025 – inch pre-adjusted IPASS II brackets were applied to the maxillary arch, and a 0.016 – inch Ni-Ti round wire (Sentalloy Blue; Tomy International) was applied as the initial archwire [Figure 7a]. In the following month, the same brackets were also applied to the mandibular arch and treatment was started with 0.016 × 0.022 – inch ISW [Figure 7b]. 2 months after beginning active treatment, a 0.016 × 0.022 – inch ISW was installed to the maxillary arch and space closure was continued [Figure 7c]. 3 months after initiating the active treatment, the use of the intermaxillary elastics (3/16 M; Tomy International) was initiated to improve the intermaxillary relationship [Figure 7d]. At the same time, the maxillary canine distalization was completed, and maxillary anterior retraction was initiated by sliding mechanics. Mandibular molar mesialization and lower anterior retraction were administered simultaneously. The maxillary and mandibular arches were treated using the same ISW wire until the end of the active treatment [Figures 7e-7i].

Figure 7::
Intraoral changes in treatment progress. (a) At the start of active treatment. (b) 1 month later. (c) 2 months later. (d) 3 months later. (e) 4 months later. (f) 5 months later. (g) 6 months later. (h) 7 months later. (i) 8 months later.

A rigid occlusal relationship was thereafter obtained, and the brackets were removed [Figure 8]. The total active treatment period was 9 months. After removing the devices, lingual fixed retainers were bonded to the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth to stabilize the occlusion.

Figure 8::
Post-treatment facial and intraoral photographs.

The patient’s lateral profile improved with retraction of the upper and lower lips [Figure 8]. Post-treatment oral photographs and dental casts showed that the ideal individual teeth arrangement and adequate occlusal relationship were obtained [Figure 9]. The post-treatment panoramic radiograph shows sufficient parallelism of the tooth root [Figure 10]. Post-treatment cephalometric analysis and comparison of the pre-treatment and post-treatment cephalometric radiographs revealed that the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth inclinations improved [Table 1]. The labiolingual position of the maxillary anterior teeth also improved. Only intermaxillary elastics were used as the reinforced anchorage, although the amount of the maxillary first molar mesialization was 1.0 mm [Figure 11]. The patient was satisfied with the occlusion and facial esthetics. Postretention stability of the occlusion was observed after 2 years [Figures 12 and 13].

Figure 9::
Post-treatment dental casts.

Figure 10::
Post-treatment lateral and posteroanterior cephalometric and panoramic radiographs.

Figure 11::
Superimposed cephalometric tracings: Pre-treatment (black line) and post-treatment (red line).

Figure 12::
Facial and intraoral photographs 2 years after treatment.

Figure 13::
Superimposed cephalometric tracings: Post-treatment (red line) and 2 years after treatment (green line).

Table 1:: Changes in cephalometric variables.

	Japanese norm	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment
SNA (°)	82.3±3.5	82.8	82.6
SNB (°)	78.9±3.5	77.7	76.8
ANB (°)	3.4±1.8	5.1	5.8
FMA (°)	28.8±5.2	37.8	38.0
U^-1–SN (°)	104.5±5.6	113.1	99.1
U^-1–NP (mm)	11.7±2.7	16.9	11.8
IMPA (°)	96.3±5.8	93.0	84.4
Interincisal angle (°)	124.1±7.6	109.0	131.2

FMA: Frankfort-mandibular plane angle

DISCUSSION

The efficiency of orthodontic tooth movement in a multibracket appliance is greatly affected by different types of friction generated between the archwire and the bracket slot.^[13-20] With regard to friction classification, binding friction is generated by tipping the archwire in the bracket slot, which greatly affects tooth movement.^[16] Movement occurs immediately after the wire bending exceeds the critical contact angle, and classical friction gives way to elastic binding at this point [Figure 14].^[16,17] The critical contact angle depends on the materials and design of the wire and the bracket. Various studies^{[13-22,25-29]} on binding friction have been reported. It is affected by the mechanical properties of the orthodontic archwire. Stiffer archwires exacerbate binding and then increase the frictional resistance between the archwire and the bracket slot.^[20-22] In the comparison between different wire materials, Ni-Ti produced the least amount of friction.^[19] As the angulation (and hence the binding) of the wire increases, there is a greater increase in frictional force with stainless steel than with Ni-Ti. This phenomenon is attributed to the excellent springback properties of Ni-Ti. Furthermore, based on one study,^[23] which was conducted using Ni-Ti orthodontic wire products, ISW had a lower binding frictional resistance due to its lower stress hysteresis and stiffness, compared with conventional Ni-Ti wire (Sentalloy Yellow; Tomy International). Based on the findings in several reports,^[19-23] the Ni-Ti round wire and ISW have lower binding frictional resistance. In particular, ISW has one of the least binding frictional resistances among various orthodontic wires.

Figure 14::
Friction classifications and the interrelationship between each classification.

The frictional resistance is lower with the metal bracket than with the plastic bracket or the ceramic bracket.^[13,19] For this reason, metal slots are designed to be incorporated in many plastic brackets, and the opening of the slot shape is often devised in the ceramic bracket. Binding frictional resistance of the IPASS II bracket is smaller than that of metal brackets and other metal slot-equipped plastic brackets. The tensile resistance load is the frictional resistance that is generated between the deflected wire and the bracket slot. Since the wire is identical, it may be that the difference reflects the binding frictional resistance, based on the slot type.

Binding friction in the vertical direction appears from the point where the wire tips and over the critical contact angle for binding in the bracket slot.^[16,17] The mesiodistal opening of a general bracket slot is a right angle and the opening of the IPASS II bracket is an obtuse angle, although the critical contact angle for binding is larger and the binding friction may be smaller.

In the patient’s treatment, alignment was completed in approximately 2 months [Figure 7]. Alignment of the anterior teeth proceeded, along with canine distalization. Flare out of the maxillary anterior teeth was not observed. The anterior retraction was thereafter applied by sliding mechanics using the ISW, and space closure was nearly completed in 4 months. The low binding friction of the ISW combined with the IPASS II bracket seemed to work effectively during space closure.

The anchorage value of the maxillary molar was diagnosed as maximum. As described in the treatment objectives, we applied anchorage control using a light orthodontic force without reinforced anchorage devices. As a result, a possible reason for minimum (i.e., 1.0 mm) anchorage loss of the maxillary molar could be the low binding friction and the light orthodontic force. It is noteworthy that the superelasticity of the ISW is not only effective in the alignment, the ISW combined with the IPASS II bracket is but also effective, even in the space closure, due to the low frictional properties.

Based on the findings of this report, the combined use of the ISW and IPASS II bracket may reduce the binding frictional resistance. This reduction could contribute as one factor for more efficient orthodontic treatment in a short treatment period. However, the resistance to friction by binding examined in this report is a factor that should be considered clinically, and more detailed examination of the frictional behavior will be necessary with regard to the oral environment (e.g., under the wet condition).

CONCLUSIONS

The ISW had low binding frictional resistance, which varied depending on different combinations of brackets.
A successful treatment was possible using ISW with a lower binding frictional bracket in a typical extraction case.
An effective treatment can be achieved by reducing the binding frictional resistance.

Declaration of patient consent

The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given his consent for his images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Financial support and sponsorship

Nil.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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