The Effect of Different Soft Drinks on the Force Degradation of Conventional and Memory Orthodontic Elastic Chains: An In-Vitro Study

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess how different soft drinks affect the deterioration of conventional and memory orthodontic elastomeric chains. Materials and Methods: We used 500 five-loop segments of elastomeric chains, which were divided into two equal groups of conventional and memo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Frontiers in dentistry 2023, Vol.20, p.29-29
Main Authors: Dehghani, Mahboobe, Alavian, Neda, Noori, Niloofar, Omidkhoda, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbonated Beverages
Elasticity
Materials Testing
Original
Orthodontic Appliances
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess how different soft drinks affect the deterioration of conventional and memory orthodontic elastomeric chains. Materials and Methods: We used 500 five-loop segments of elastomeric chains, which were divided into two equal groups of conventional and memory chains. The samples were kept in artificial saliva during the study period. Each group was further divided into 5 subgroups consisting of artificial saliva (controls), Coca-Cola®, non-alcoholic beer (ISTAK®), and carbonated and non-carbonated yoghurt-based drinks (Alis®). Treatment with the soft drinks consisted of immersion in the test liquids twice a day for 3 minutes each time. Force measurements were taken on days 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28. Data were analyzed using One- and three-way ANOVA tests, and independent t-test, with a significance level of 5%. Results: The mean initial force for the conventional and memory elastomeric chains was 3.34±0.112N and 2.49±0.209N, respectively. Conventional chains showed significantly greater degradation than memory chains (P
ISSN:2676-296X
2676-296X
DOI:10.18502/fid.v20i29.13347