Comparison of Cell Viability and Chemical Composition of Six Latest Generation Orthodontic Wires

Table 1

Archwires used in the study.

Orthodontic wires	Manufactured by	Alloy	Chemical composition
NT3	American orthodontics(AO®)	Nickel-titanium	45.6% Ti; 54.6% Ni
Tanzo	American orthodontics (AO®)	Nickel-titanium-copper	45% Ti; 49% Ni; 6% Cu
DuoForce	Forestadent ®	Nickel-titanium-copper	44,6% Ti; 49,4% Ni; 6% Cu
FLI	Rocky mountain orthodontics (RMO®)	Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) PTFE-coated copper-nickel-titanium	35,9% Ti; 54% Ni; 16% O; 0,9% Al; 3,3% Si; 11,5% C
Gummetal	Rocky mountain orthodontics (RMO®)	Titanium-niobium	59,2% Ti; 34,1% Nb; 8,1% O
Fantasia	International orthodontics services (IOS®)	Rhodium-coated nickel-titanium	29% Ti; 53,6% Ni; 10% Rh; 6,7% Pd