Evaluation of titanium brackets for orthodontic treatment: Part II - The active configuration

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 675-684

  Kusy, R P ^a   O'Grady, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FRICTION; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FRICTION; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERIALS TESTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SALIVA; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0034564675     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2000.97818     Document Type: Article

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