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Historia de La Super Elasticidad Alberto Teramoto
Historia de La Super Elasticidad Alberto Teramoto
Contents
Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
History and Basic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Historical Overview of Sentalloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Evaluation of Mechanical &
Physical Properties of Sentalloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
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2. Historical Overview of
Sentalloy
Shape Memory:
Is a phenomenon occurring in an alloy that is soft and
readily amenable to change in shape at low temperature but can easily be reformed to its original configuration when heated to a suitable transition temperature. (Heat induced martensitic transformation)
Superelasticity:
Is a phenomenon that occurs when the stress value
remains fairly constant up to a certain point of wire
deformation. This is produced by stress, not by temperature and the phenomenon is called stress-induced
martensitic transformation
Dr. Miura believed that the discovery of the superelastic properties of SENTALLOY wires and its use in
(fig. 7) Dr. Fujio Miura (Left) and Dr. Masakuni Mogi (Right) Head of the Group of Dental
Materials 1st Department of Orthodontics TMDU.
(fig. 2.5)
are usually subjected, they provide a basis for comparison of these wires. In all of these tests SENTALLOY
has shown superior results indicating that it is the only
biologically correct arch wire.
The next section describes some of these examples.
A) Three point bending test
(fig. 2.6)
(fig. 2.7)
(fig. 2.8)
(fig. 2.9)
(fig. 2.10)
(fig. 2.11)
Materials
(fig. 2.12)
3. Evaluation of Mechanical
& Physical Properties of
Sentalloy
(fig. 3.1)
(fig. 3.2)
Findings
Both Stainless steel and Co-Cr-Ni wires showed a linear relationship on the load deflection curve. At 2 mm
of deflection the load was recorded around 1300 g.
(Fig. 3.3) As the deflection was removed both wires
showed a permanent deformation. With the cold
worked Nitinol the load deflection curve was almost
linear; and when the deflection of 2.0 mm was reached
the load was 790 g. (Fig. 3.4)
(fig. 3.3)
(fig. 3.4)
(fig. 3.5)
B) Tensile Test
According to Miura, superelasticity is produced by
stress and not by a temperature difference; this is
called a stress-induced martensitic transformation.
Uniaxial tensile testing was performed on all specimens; they were all stretched using an Instrom universal testing machine.
(fig. 3.7)
(fig. 3.8)
(fig. 3.9)
(fig. 3.10)
(fig. 3.11)
(fig. 3.12)
(fig. 3.13)
(fig. 3.14)
Materials
Four round 0.016 wires were again
selected; Stainless Steel, Co-Cr-Ni,
Work-hardened NiTi and Sentalloy
NiTi. They were attached to a steel
plate with epoxy resin at 37C. In
this figure, the Y axis represents the
force generated by the wire and the
X axis shows the Strain that the
specimens were stretched. (Fig. 3.6)
(fig. 3.6)
Findings
For the Stainless steel and Co-Cr-Ni wires the elastic
modulus was 170-220 Kg/mm2. These wire showed
very high values and a stress-strain curve that was
almost straight during the activation and deactivation
phase.
The elastic modulus of Work-hardened Nitinol was
150-160 Kg/mm2 and again the stress-strain curve
was almost straight.
Finally, in contrast Sentalloy showed a non linear
stress-strain curve of great significance that clearly
illustrates its superelastic properties.
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movement and tends to increase stress fatigue, hardness and wear, regardless of the composition of the
material. Stainless steel wire produce the least frictional force during in-vitro tooth movement followed by
treated nickel-titanium, treated beta-titanium, untreated nickel-titanium and finally untreated beta titanium.
There were statistically significant differences in the
amount of movement seen with the ion-implanted
wires compared to their untreated counterparts. (Fig.
3.17)
In an in-vitro study, Bedolla & Teramoto10 showed differences to the study done by Ryan. BioForce with
Ionguard showed the smoothest surface (Fig. 3.18) and
generated the least frictional force followed by stainless steel and untreated NiTi. The combination of
BioForce Ionguard with In-Ovation-R brackets showed
the lowest frictional forces. (Fig. 3.19 & Fig. 3.20)
BioForce
Miyazaki8 reported that a specific type of heat treatment (unlike the moderate temperature changes
noted above) of Sentalloy at 500C would permanently
and significantly alter the force plateau during unloading on a three-point bending test. This procedure created the possibility to manufacture Sentalloy with
three different levels of force.
This same technology allowed a single wire size to
have three different force levels. The optimal super
elastic wire now offered light forces in the anterior section, medium force in the bicuspid area and a heavier
force in the molar region. In a three point bending
test, the Superelastic properties of the wire expressed
a constant force of 280 g in the molar region. (Fig.
3.12) In the premolar region a constant force of 180 g.
(Fig. 3.13) and in the anterior segment the wire
demonstrated a plateau force of 80 g. (Fig. 3.14)
(fig. 3.16)
(fig. 3.17)
(fig. 3.18)
(fig. 3.19)
(fig. 3.20)
Oral temperature
Sublingual temperature is routinely used as an indicator of oral temperature. It is approximately 37C for
most individuals, while not forgetting that many factors have been shown to affect the temperature in the
oral cavity.
RESULTS
Wires tested
NITINOL SE
COPPER NITI 35
A single peak on the heating DSC curve which corresponds to the martensite to austensite transformation
indicates that the Af temperature (29.1C) is under oral
cavity temperature for Copper NiTi 35
Equipment
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) for measuring
the Austenite transformation temperature (Af point)
were performed using a SII-DSC6220 Seiko Instrument
(Fig. 3.22) and a Thermal Analyzer LN2 vessel was connected to DSC for cooling (Fig. 3.23).
NEOSENTALLOY
Neo Sentalloy has a completely austenitic structure
close to the temperature of the oral environment
(32.7C).
There is also considerable hysteresis for the TTR in the
forward and reverse directions for the complete transformation (martensite to austenite).
BIOFORCE (Anterior section)
Just like Neosentalloy, in the anterior section of
Bioforce we see the complete transformation occurring very close to body temperature 32.5 C.
(fig. 3.22)
Summary
Sentalloy arch wires were the first reported
Superelastic Nickel Titanium arch wire in
Orthodontics5.
They are body heat activated and are capable of producing excellent treatment results because they deliver a light and constant force for a long period of time;
which is considered physiologically desirable for tooth
movement.
(fig. 3.23)
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