A Comparison of the Ligation Torque Expression of a Ribbonwise Bracket–Archwire Combination and a Conventional Combination: A Primary Study

Table 4

Comparison of the moment and angle of rotation to reach 5–20 Nmm for two different bracket types.

	Conventional bracket		New ribbon bracket
	5°Nmm	20°Nmm	5°Nmm	20°Nmm
0.017 × 0.025 inch NiTi	20	NA	9	39
0.017 × 0.025 inch TMA	17	31	4	18
0.017 × 0.025 inch SS	10	25	3	11
0.019 × 0.025 inch NiTi	14	27	6	20
0.019 × 0.025 inch TMA	14	23	3	15
0.019 × 0.025 inch SS	8	18	3	9