Torsional creep of polycarbonate orthodontic brackets

Dental Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-6

  Alkire, Randy G ^a   Bagby, Michael D ^b,c   Gladwin, Marci A ^b   Kim, Hera ^c  

^a U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c West Virginia University School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYMER; RESIN; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERAMICS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYMERS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030621963     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(97)80001-2     Document Type: Article

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