Dental and orthodontic articles of reactive metals
First Claim
1. A dental or orthodontic article comprising an alloy having as a primary constituent at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Si, Mo, Co, Nb, and Be, and at least one secondary alloying element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Cr, Al, V, Pd, Hf, and Fe, said alloy having a maximum average grain size of about 100 microns, and said alloy being substantially free of Ni, said article selected from the group consisting of orthodontic archwires, springs, brackets and endodontic files and reamers.
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Abstract
Dental and orthodontic articles comprising alloys of a material selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Si, Mo, Co, Nb and Be. The alloys may further include at least one secondary alloying element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Cr, Al, V, Pd, Hf and Fe. The alloys preferably comprise a primary constituent in the range of about 30-85% by weight of the alloy, a secondary alloying component in the range of about 0.5-10% by weight, and the alloy has a modulus of elasticity in the range of about 5 million to 15 million psi.
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- 1. A dental or orthodontic article comprising an alloy having as a primary constituent at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Si, Mo, Co, Nb, and Be, and at least one secondary alloying element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Cr, Al, V, Pd, Hf, and Fe, said alloy having a maximum average grain size of about 100 microns, and said alloy being substantially free of Ni, said article selected from the group consisting of orthodontic archwires, springs, brackets and endodontic files and reamers.
- 10. A dental or orthodontic article comprising an alloy having as primary constituents Ti, Mo and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Si, Co, Nb, and Be, said alloy having a maximum average grain size of about 100 microns, and said alloy being substantially free of Ni, said article selected from the group consisting of orthodontic archwires, springs, brackets and endodontic files and reamers.
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