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ArticleBMC oral health2026

Evaluation of static friction, surface roughness and ion release of stainless steel and nickel-titanium orthodontic arch wires coated with titanium dioxide nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles: in vitro study.

Amany M Elsonny, Nehal F Albelasy, Marwa S Shamaa, Shaza M Hammad

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Amany M ElsonnyOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. mnany1717@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0008-8303-9782
Nehal F AlbelasyOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8539-0946
Marwa S ShamaaOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4861-8179
Shaza M HammadOrthodontic Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6662-5068

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Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to assess the impact of silver and titanium dioxide nano-coatings on stainless steel and nickel titanium arch wires concerning friction, surface roughness and the release of nickel, silver, and titanium ions.

methodsA total of 168 arch wires measuring 17.8 cm in length were divided into two groups based on the type of the orthodontic arch wire material: 84 stainless steel (SS) wires and 84 nickel titanium (NiTi) wires. Each group of these wire materials was evenly divided into three subgroups according to the nano coating material: non-coated group (control), titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO

resultsThe nano-coating effect on arch wires static frictional resistance was statistically significantly higher in the nanocoated wires especially in nanocoated SS arch wires (p < .001). The surface roughness of both arch wires is significantly impacted by the nanocoating as it became lower in nanocoated arch wires especially Ag-NPs coated SS arch wires (p < .001). Ni ion release significantly decreased in SS arch wires coated with TiO

conclusionsAg-NPs and TiO

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Coated Materials, BiocompatibleDental AlloysMetal NanoparticlesNickelOrthodontic WiresSilverStainless SteelTitaniumDental Stress AnalysisFrictionIonsMaterials TestingOrthodontic FrictionSaliva, ArtificialSurface PropertiesCoated Materials, BiocompatibleDental AlloysIonsNickelSaliva, ArtificialSilverStainless SteelTitaniumtitanium dioxidetitanium nickelideOrthodontic arch wiresSilver nanoparticlesTitanium dioxide nanoparticles

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PMID42141410
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