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    • Bacteriostatic poly rthylene glycol plasma coatings for orthodontic titanium mini-implants 

      Rodríguez Fernández, Juan Carlos; Pastor, Francisco; Barrera Mora, Jose Maria; Brizuela, Aritza; Puigdollers, Andreu; Espinar, Eduardo; Gil, FJ (Materials, 2022)
      Titanium mini-implants are used as anchorage for orthodontic tooth movements. However, these implants present problems due to the infection of surrounding tissues. The aim of this work was to obtain a ...
    • Effect of fluoride content of mouthwashes on superelastic properties of NiTi orthodontic archwires 

      Pastor, Francisco; Rodríguez, Juan Carlos; Barrera, José María; Delgado García-Menocal, José Angel; Brizuela, Aritza; Puigdollers, Andreu; Espinar, Eduardo; Gil, FJ (Materials, 2022)
      The influence of sodium fluoride (NaF) concentration in mouthwashes on the properties of superelastic NiTi orthodontic wires has been studied. In this work, 55.8%Ni and 44.2%Ti (in weight) wires were ...
    • Effect of fluoride content of mouthwashes on the metallic ion release in different orthodontics archwires 

      Pastor, Francisco; Rodríguez Fernández, Juan Carlos; Barrera, José María; Delgado García-Menocal, José Angel; Brizuela, Aritza; Puigdollers, Andreu; Espinar, Eduardo; Gil, FJ (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)
      Metal ion release studies were carried out on three of the most commonly used orthodontic wires in the clinic: austenitic stainless steel, Ti-Mo, and superelastic NiTi, using three mouthwashes with ...