Joining characteristics of orthodontic wires with laser welding

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Iijima, Masahiro ^a   Brantley, William A ^b   Yuasa, Toshihiro ^a   Muguruma, Takeshi ^a   Kawashima, Isao ^a   Mizoguchi, Itaru ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

titanium; Archwire; Laser welding; Micro XRD; Nickel titanium

Indexed keywords

ARCHWIRE; METALLURGICAL PHASES; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SILVER SOLDERING; STRIATIONS;

MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

ALLOY; BETA TITANIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; NICKEL; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LASER; LOADING TEST; MACHINE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPE; NEODYMIUM LASER; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DENTAL SOLDERING; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 37549061457     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30856     Document Type: Article

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