Clinical Features and Physical Properties of Gummetal Orthodontic Wire in Comparison with Dissimilar Archwires: A Critical Review

Table 1

In vivo study.

Authors, year (language)	Study group	Outcome measured	Comparison	Main findings
Nordstrom et al. [10], 2018 (English)	28 patients; age: 12-20	Crowding reduction during initial orthodontic alignment in adolescents over time of 2 months	Fourteen 0.016 NiTi archwires and fourteen 0.016 Gummetal (experimental)	Both wires reduced Little’s Irregularity Index (no significant difference between the wires tested), statistically insignificant increase in the transverse dimensions