J Int Soc Prev Community Dent
December 2023
Aim: To quantify and compare the metal ions released from different bracket-wire combinations and to assess their cytotoxicity.
Materials And Methods: A total of 360 fabricated sectional fixed orthodontic appliances were divided into 6 groups. The first three groups consisted of stainless-steel brackets with stainless-steel, snickel-titanium (NiTi), and titanium-molybdenum alloy (TMA) archwires, and the other three groups were fabricated using ceramic brackets (polycrystalline alumina) with stainless-steel, NiTi, and TMA archwires.