Degradation of plastic polyoxymethylene brackets and the subsequent release of toxic formaldehyde

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 420-427

  Kusy, Robert P ^a,b,c,d   Whitley, John Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; FUCHSINE; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLOR; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GAS; HEATING; MELTING POINT; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16844383748     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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