Comparison of resistance to sliding between different self-ligating brackets with second-order angulation in the dry and saliva states

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 472-482

  Thorstenson, Glenys A ^a   Kusy, Robert P ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; FRICTION; HARDNESS; MECHANICS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; SALIVA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; WETTABILITY;

DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRICTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MECHANICS; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SALIVA; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0036584695     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2002.121562     Document Type: Article

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