Resistance to sliding of orthodontic appliances in the dry and wet states: Influence of archwire alloy, interbracket distance, and bracket engagement

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 797-811

  Kusy, Robert P ^a,b   Whitley, John Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding; Friction; Orthodontics; Sliding mechanics; Tribology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; STAINLESS STEEL; STIFFNESS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TRIBOLOGY; YIELD STRESS;

ARCHWIRES; ORTHODONTICS;

DENTAL BRACES;

ALLOY; NICKEL; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTATION; ORTHODONTICS; PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034579055     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(20001215)52:4<797::AID-JBM25>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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