Orthodontic material applications over the past century: Evolution of research methods to address clinical queries Theodore Eliades American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Volume 147, Issue 5, Pages S224-S231 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.03.007 Copyright © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Various methodologies are used to assess roughness. This is a graph of the profilometry with a stylus method demonstrating the problems in assessing the actual variations of peaks and valleys on a surface, establishing the limiting factor of stylus size. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2015 147, S224-S231DOI: (10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.03.007) Copyright © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Representative 3-dimensional optical profilometric images of tested groups. IE, Intact enamel; AE, acid etched enamel (adapted from Patcas et al5). American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2015 147, S224-S231DOI: (10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.03.007) Copyright © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Atomic force microscopic image depicting the high resolution (nanoscale range) of the method. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2015 147, S224-S231DOI: (10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.03.007) Copyright © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Terms and Conditions
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics 2015 147, S224-S231DOI: (10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.03.007) Copyright © 2015 American Association of Orthodontists Terms and Conditions