An Evaluation of the Quality of Orthodontic Attachment Offered by Single- and Double-Mesh Bracket Bases Using the Finite Element Method of Stress Analysis

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-155

  Knox, Jeremy ^a,c   Kralj, Berislav ^b   Hubsch, Pierre ^a   Middleton, John ^a   Jones, Malcolm L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bracket base; Finite element method; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; STAINLESS STEEL; TOOTH CEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL BONDING; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BICUSPID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CEMENTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; PLIABILITY; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0035321299     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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