
Aim: To assess the frictional resistance of different orthodontic archwires using ceramic brackets. Material & Methods: This study was conducted using four different orthodontic archwires like Stainless steel, Nickel Titanium, TMA and Teflon coated having 0.019 x 0.025 inch cross-section ligated in a ceramic bracket with 0.022 x 0.028 inch slot with elastomeric modules. Result: ANOVA was significant (F= 219.85, p< 0.01) and Turkey’s t test assessed that the frictional resistance of the stainless steel wire was the least (185.05, 35.07), followed by Teflon coated wire (217.484, 29.79), followed by NiTi wires (262.55, 30.17), followed by TMA (537.55, 41.14) wires. Result of this study showed Frictional resistance of archwires starts from least friction to high as Stainless Steel< Teflon coated