An investigation into the effects of polishing on surface hardness and corrosion of orthodontic archwires

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 433-440

  Hunt, N P ^b   Cunningham, S J ^a,b   Golden, G G ^c   Sheriff, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Guy's St Thomas's Med Dent Sch ^*

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Orthodontic alloys; Polishing

Indexed keywords

BETA TITANIUM; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HARDNESS; IMPEDANCE; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL POLISHING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0033208653     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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