A comparison of dynamic and static testing of latex and nonlatex orthodontic elastics

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Kersey, Michael L ^a   Glover, Kenneth E ^b   Heo, Giseon ^b   Raboud, Don ^b   Major, Paul W ^b  

^a Private Practice   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclic testing; Elastomer; Force decay; Force generation; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FORCE; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRETCHING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PILOT STUDY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; LATEX;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LATEX; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038166450     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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