Effect of Clinical Use and Sterilization Process on the Transition Temperature Range of Thermally NiTi Alloys

Table 1: Thermally activated Nickel-Titanium wires used in the study.

Commercial Wires	Model	Dimension	Country	Batch Number	Number of Wires
Ormco Corp.	Cooper NiTi 35°C	0.019x0.025”	USA	090924641	4
GAC	NeoSentalloy	0.019x0.025”	USA	K442	4
Orthometric	Flexy Thermal Smart 37°C	0.019x0.025”	Brazil	1008925208	4
Highland Metals	Heat Activated NiTi Arches	0.019x0.025”	USA	38222	4