Straight-wire base brackets curvature: analysis of four differents manufactures

Luciana de Paula GONTIJO, Enio Tonani MAZZIEIRO, Janes LANDRE JÚNIOR

The objective of this study was to determine the average occlusogingival and mesiodistal curvature of the bases of straight-wire brackets. Brackets from four different manufactures were utilized: Morelli, Abzil Lancer, Unitek and A-Company. The measurements of the curvature of the bases of the brackets were, initially, taken with a universal instrument of the Société Genevoise D’Instruments de Physique, known as CSIP, model MUL300. The data obtained was transferred to an AUTOCAD 2000 software, which generated a three dimensional image, where the curvature and the radius of the bases were inally measured. The results demonstrated a great variability of these measurements among the four different brands for the same bracket.

Keywords: Orthodontic brackets. Straight-wire. Base of the bracket.

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