Strength decay of orthodontic elastomeric ligatures

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Lam, T V ^a   Freer, T J ^a   Brockhurst, P J ^a   Podlich, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elastomerics; Ligatures; Pre stretching; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLOR; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0036514949     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ortho/29.1.37     Document Type: Article

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