Zinah N Al Zubaidy

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  Evaluation of Nickel Ion Release and Surface Characteristics of Stainless Steel Orthodontic Archwires After Using Magnetically Treated Water as a Mouthrinse
  Author(s): Zinah N Al Zubaidy* and Afrah K Al Hamdany
  
  Aims: The current study aimed to explore if the use of magnetically treated water (MTW) as a mouthrinse will affect the release of nickel (Ni) ion from stainless steel (SS) orthodontic archwires. In addition to study the surface characteristic of SS archwire after using MTW by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Materials and Methods: forty-five (0.016” x 0.022”) as received new orthodontic SS archwires from the company (Dentarum, Germany). The archwires divided into three main groups depending on the mouthrinse used as follows: magnetically treated water group (MTW), distilled water group (control negative) (DW) and Ortho Kin group (control positive) (OK). Each group contains three times point intervals (24hours, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks). Five archwires were used in each interval. The Ni ion release was measured at different time intervals (24hours, 2 weeks and 4 weeks) by u.. Read More»
  

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