In vitro study of frictional forces during sliding mechanics of "reduced-friction" brackets

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-73

  Redlich, Meir ^a,c   Mayer, Yaniv ^a   Harari, Doron ^a   Lewinstein, Israel ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEEL;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FRICTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGATION; MACHINE; ORTHODONTICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0038780098     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406(03)00238-5     Document Type: Article

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