A comparison of orthodontic arch wires

1. INTRODUCTION
Manufacturer of
high quality
orthodontic wires

2. ORTHO-BYTE WIRES
 NICKEL TITANIUM WIRES
 HEAT ACTIVATED WIRES
 REVERSE CURVE WIRES
 MULTIMODULUS ANATOMICAL
 ESTHETIQ™
COSMETIC WIRES
 TMA WIRES
 LINGUAL WIRES
 STEEL WIRES
 POSTED/LOOPED WIRES
 MULTISTRAND WIRES

3. Exceptional Quality - NiTi
 Four main indications to determine
the quality of a wire
 1. A continuous and constant force.
 2. The tensile strength based on stress
tests,
 3. The strain level should be at or above 8%.
It is also an indication of toughness.
 4. Friction and surface roughness

4. 1- Force of Ortho-Byte Wires
The unloading force should be gentle and continuous

5. 2- Tensile Strength of Ortho-Byte Wires
Our wires show Tensile Strengths around 1000-1350MPa

6. 2- Tensile Strength - Steel Wires
304V Stainless Steel Wire Comparison:
Company Tensile Strength Yield Strength:
American Ortho 2250 1644
GAC 2214 1526
Ormco 2323 1716
RMO 2166 1669
3M Unitek 2198 1289
Henry Schein 1993 1675
Ortho-Byte 2137 1655
Price difference: Ortho-Byte is 35-60% LESS!

7. 3- Strain of Ortho-Byte Wires
(Elongation)
Our wires show above 9% strain

8. 4- Surface Roughness – Friction
NiTi Wires Surface Roughness Comparison:
American Orthodontics: Ortho-Byte has 7% Less Friction
Henry Schein Group: Ortho-Byte has 46% Less Friction
(Data on file. Surface Profilometry : Mann-Whitney U Test. Surface Roughness: Kruskal-Wallis Test)
Price Comparison:
American Orthodontics: Ortho-Byte is 60% Less
Henry Schein Group: Ortho-Byte is 35% Less
(Based on their Special Promotional Pricing)

9. Surface Roughness - FrictionA- American Orthodontics; B- OrthoTechnology/Ortho Organizers/Class One/Masel; C- All-Star Orthodontics; D- Smart Arch

10. Surface Roughness - Friction
a) Dentaurum NiTi-1 wires b) GAC NiTi-2 wires c) GAC International NiTi-3 wires d) Dentaurum SS wires

11. Surface Roughness - Friction
1- Ortho-Byte 2- G&H 3- Morelli 4- Dentaurum 5- 3M Unitek

12. Surface Roughness - Friction
1- Ortho-Byte 2- G&H 3- 3M Unitek

13. Surface Roughness - Friction

14. Surface Roughness - Friction

15. Surface Roughness - Friction

16. Surface Roughness - Friction

17. How about Ortho-Byte TMA?
Elastic Modulus: 62GPa (Ormco = Ortho-byte)
(E = Stress / Strain)
Yield Strength: 830MPa (Ortho-byte is better)
(Deformation of the wire)
Tensile Strength: 913MPa (Ortho-byte is better)
(Stress)
Max Elongation: 3.95%(Ortho-byte is better)
(Strain)

18. Ortho-Byte TMA
0 10 20 30 40
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
BendingMoment/N.M
Angular Deflection /Degree
TMA
Tested by MTS machine at 37℃
July 20 2006，
2mm
14
mm

19. If you still think
higher price means better quality,
we’ll be happy to charge you more.
Better wires,
Better quality,
Better prices!
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