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Published Online: Jan 25, 2024
Page range: 110 - 113
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1987-0016
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© 1987 Antonino Gullotta et al., published by Sciendo
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The existence and clinical importance of the Bauschinger effect has received little attention in the orthodontic literature. Essentially, the Bauschinger effect describes the reduction in yield stress of a metal when the direction of defamation is reversed. A method of evaluating this phenomenon in orthodontic wires ts described and its clinical implications are discussed.