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REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2013  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 2-4

Esthetic orthodontic archwires: Literature review


1 Department of Orthodontics, Bezmialem University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Department of Orthodontics, Inonu University, Faculty of Dentistry, Malatya, Turkey

Correspondence Address:
Sertac Aksakalli
Bezmialem Univ, Dis Hekimligi Fak, Ortodonti AD, Vatan cad. Istanbul
Turkey
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There is a growing request for esthetic orthodontic appliances and by the effect of this request, most of the companies produced new esthetic appliances. These new appliances combine both acceptable esthetics and adequate technical performance. Recently, coated metallic and fiber-reinforced wires have beenintroduced to solve esthetic appearance problem. In the literature, there are some studies mostly researching on mechanical, color, and roughness properties. They are clinically acceptable but so many properties must be studied and must be developed for better results.


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