Influence of stainless steel inserts on the resistance to sliding of esthetic brackets with second-order angulation in the dry and wet states

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-175

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

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angulation; Brackets; Esthetics; Friction; Inserts; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; STAINLESS STEEL; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL ALLOY; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENTISTRY; ELASTICITY; ESTHETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTICS; SALIVA; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; FRICTION; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERAMICS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FRICTION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0038166460     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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