Wear comparison of thermoplastic materials used for orthodontic retainers

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 294-297

  Gardner, Gary D ^a   Dunn, William J ^b,c   Taloumis, Louis ^a  

^a Wilford Hall Medical Center   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c 59 DS/MRDGB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOL; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; SIMULATION; THERMOSTABILITY; WIRE FIXATION;

EID: 0042337132     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406(03)00502-X     Document Type: Article

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