Effects of repeated sterilization cycles on primary stability of orthodontic mini-screws

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Objective: To determine if repeated sterilization has deleterious effects on the clinical stability of mini-screws. Materials and Methods: Thirty each of the following mini-screws were tested: Aarhus (American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, Wisc), VectorTAS (Ormco Corporation, Orange, Calif), Dual-Top (RMO, Denver, Colo), and Ortho Anchor (KLS Martin, Jacksonville, Fla). Controls were sterilized once using a steam autoclave (Statim 5000, SciCan USA, Canonsburg, Pa). Each group of mini-screws was divided into three groups: the control (n = 10) and two test groups (n = 10, each). Test groups were cycled five and 10 times respectively. All screws were inserted into custom-designed synthetic blocks that simulated mandibular bone. Maximum insertion torque and lateral displacement force data were recorded and subjected to statistical testing. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and three-way mixed ANOVA were used for statistical analyses for maximum insertion torque data and lateral displacement force data, respectively. Level of significance was established at P < .05. Results: Insertion torque values displayed significant differences between both of the groups and sterilization cycles (P < .05). Significant differences were observed between American Aarhus mini-screws and both RMO and KLS Martin mini-screws. Ormco Vector mini-screws also differed significantly from the KLS Martin mini-screws in this comparison (P < .05). For lateral displacement, there was a significant main effect of groups, F(1,36) = 14.5 (P < .05). Significant differences were observed between American Aarhus mini-screws and all three of the other groups (P < .05). Conclusions: The examined groups displayed statistical differences of variable quality that may not affect their clinical stability. © 2013 by The EH Angle Education and Research Foundation Inc.

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Akyalcin, S., McIver, H. P., English, J. D., Ontiveros, J. C., & Gallerano, R. L. (2013). Effects of repeated sterilization cycles on primary stability of orthodontic mini-screws. Angle Orthodontist, 83(4), 674–679. https://doi.org/10.2319/082612-685.1

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