Effect of archwire size and material on the resistance to sliding of self-ligating brackets with second-order angulation in the dry state

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-305

  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

NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; AUSTENITE; DENTAL ALLOY; MARTENSITE; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH EXTRACTION; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TORQUE;

DENTAL ALLOYS; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NICKEL; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; TOOTH MOVEMENT; TORQUE;

EID: 0036718131     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2002.126156     Document Type: Article

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