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Table 2 The results of 46 teeth in terms of force component distribution, displacement and rotation movements in three directions

From: The cross-sectional effects of ribbon arch wires on Class II malocclusion intermaxillary traction: a three-dimensional finite element analysis

Group

Size

Force(N)

Displacement (μm)

Rotation(°)

X-axis

Y-axis

Z-axis

ΔX

ΔY

ΔZ

Sagittal

Frontal

Occlusal

Rectangular wire

0.017 × 0.025-in.

1.36

0.31

0.46

13.44

4.63

9.17

− 0.002

0.020

0.021

0.019 × 0.025-in.

1.36

0.31

0.45

13.45

4.58

9.13

− 0.002

0.020

0.020

Ribbon wire

0.025 × 0.017-in.

1.31

0.29

0.43

12.61

6.50

8.99

− 0.003

0.042

0.045

0.025 × 0.019-in.

1.31

0.30

0.42

12.77

4.95

9.06

− 0.003

0.025

0.026

Round wire

Φ 0.018-in.

1.39

0.29

0.48

13.76

5.96

9.44

− 0.002

0.034

0.036

Φ 0.020-in.

1.39

0.29

0.48

13.81

4.40

9.20

− 0.001

0.016

0.017