Force of Intermaxillary Latex Elastics from Different Suppliers: A Comparative In Vitro Study
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11120/23:43925108 RIV/61989592:15110/23:73622315
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010657" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010657</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13010657" target="_blank" >10.3390/app13010657</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Force of Intermaxillary Latex Elastics from Different Suppliers: A Comparative In Vitro Study
Original language description
The main characteristic of orthodontic intermaxillary elastics is the generated force. Therefore, it is necessary to know the exact properties of elastics for clinical use and their force degradation over time. Methods: A total of 500 latex elastics of the type 3/16" Medium from the manufacturers Dentaurum, American Orthodontics, 3M, Ortho Organizers, and G&H Orthodontics were tested; 100 elastics from each. The force was measured with a force meter at time 0 and at 2, 8, 24, and 48 h. Elastics were stored being stretched three times on a 3D-printed board in an incubator at 37 oC and under controlled humidity. Shapiro-Wilk normality tests, ANOVA tests, and Bonferroni post hoc tests were used. Results: The mean initial force among the manufacturers ranged from 1.109 N to 1.550 N, with Dentaurum elastics being the closest to the declared force of 1.255 newton. The greatest force degradation occurred during the first two hours; the decrease in force within 24 h ranged from 20% to 33% among the manufacturers. The maximum decrease was observed for American Orthodontics elastics. The smallest decrease occurred between 2 and 8 h for 3M, and between 24 and 48 h for Ortho Organizers. Conclusion: Intermaxillary 3/16" Medium elastics measured in vitro differ in initial force and force degradation among individual manufacturers. The attending clinician must be aware of the basic parameters of the elastics when recommending them to patients, and measuring the initial force directly in the patient's mouth with a force meter might be helpful.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30208 - Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Applied Sciences
ISSN
2076-3417
e-ISSN
2076-3417
Volume of the periodical
13
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
657
UT code for WoS article
000910296400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85145837121