Titanium-niobium, a new finishing wire alloy

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-14

  Dalstra, Michel ^a   Denes, Gabriella ^a   Melsen, Birte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Force system; Orthodontic wires; Stainless steel; Titanium niobium; Weldability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347316693     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0544.2000.030103.x     Document Type: Article

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