Fatigue resistance of removable orthodontic appliance reinforced with glass fibre weave

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-506

  Rantala, L I ^a,b   Lastumaki T M ^a   Peltomaki T ^a   Vallittu, Pekka K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HAAGA HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clasp; Fatigue resistance; Fibre reinforcement; Orthodontic appliance

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; GLASS FIBER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; GLASS; WATER;

ARTICLE; DENTURE; FORCE; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; STORAGE; ABSORPTION; DENTAL CARE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE BASES; DENTURE DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLASS; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES, REMOVABLE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 0042422250     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2003.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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