Ongoing Innovations in Biomechanics and Materials for the New Millennium

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 366-376

  Kusy, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding; Coefficient of friction; Critical contact angle; Friction; Sliding mechanics

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL MATERIALS; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0034305398     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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