Sami Kadhum Al-joubori

Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Publications

  • Research   
    Assessment of Surface Roughness of Teflon Archwires Immersed in Mouthwashes (An In-vitro Comparative Study)
    Author(s): Mena Hasan Abdulqader* and Sami Kadhum Al-joubori

    Aim: the goal of this research is to see how two different mouthwashes affect the surface roughness of Teflon orthodontic arch wires. Materials and methods: round (0.018 inch) Teflon esthetic nickel titanium orthodontic arch wires were immersed in either Sidra Zac (fluoridated mouthwash), Biofresh (non-fluoridated mouth wash), or distilled water (control) for 1 week, 3weeks and 6 weeks at 37°C. After the immersion process, the surface roughness of arch wires was measured using atomic force microscopy. A one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's post hoc α=0.05, were used to analyze the roughness testing data. Results: ANOVA test has been shown a non-significant difference among immersion media after 1week period while after 3 weeks and 6 weeks there was a highly significant difference between different media. Conclusion: the distilled water didn’t increase the surfa.. Read More»

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