An in vitro comparison of 4 brands of nonlatex orthodontic elastics

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-407

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORCE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ELASTOMER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; STATISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038528398     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2003.22     Document Type: Article

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