Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets
The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal toxicity from th...
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| author | Nasir, Siti Hajjar Abu Bakar, Noraini Samad, Rosdiyana |
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| description | The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to
the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social
media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal
toxicity from these braces have been reported. Here, we explored the composition and microstructure
of several types of fake, real, and standard (professional) braces. A total of nine upper right central
incisor brackets were examined using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy equipped with
an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer to analyze the composition and evaluate the surface
morphology of each bracket. Surface textures of the fake and real braces were noticeably more
granular and unpolished than those of standard orthodontic brackets. All fake and real bracket
designs were distinctly inferior from standard upper right central incisor brackets. All brackets were
manufactured from different types of alloys; however, none contained any harmful elements |
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| spelling | iium-691612019-07-16T01:12:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/69161/ Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets Nasir, Siti Hajjar Abu Bakar, Noraini Samad, Rosdiyana RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal toxicity from these braces have been reported. Here, we explored the composition and microstructure of several types of fake, real, and standard (professional) braces. A total of nine upper right central incisor brackets were examined using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer to analyze the composition and evaluate the surface morphology of each bracket. Surface textures of the fake and real braces were noticeably more granular and unpolished than those of standard orthodontic brackets. All fake and real bracket designs were distinctly inferior from standard upper right central incisor brackets. All brackets were manufactured from different types of alloys; however, none contained any harmful elements IOP Publishing 2018-09 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69161/3/PTMDS%202018_AR212.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69161/10/69161_Elemental%20and%20microstructural%20analysis.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/69161/16/69161_Elemental%20and%20microstructural%20analysis%20of%20fake%2C%20real%2C%20and%20standard%20orthodontic%20brackets_scopus.pdf Nasir, Siti Hajjar and Abu Bakar, Noraini and Samad, Rosdiyana (2018) Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets. In: The 2nd Physics And Technologies In Medicine And Dentistry Symposium (PTMDS) 2018, 18th July 2018, Depok, Indonesia. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1073/5/052002/pdf 10.1088/issn.1742-6596 |
| spellingShingle | RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works Nasir, Siti Hajjar Abu Bakar, Noraini Samad, Rosdiyana Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title | Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title_full | Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title_fullStr | Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title_short | Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| title_sort | elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets |
| topic | RK Dentistry RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works |
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