Tensile properties of orthodontic elastomeric chains

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Eliades, T ^a,b,c   Eliades, G ^b   Silikas, N ^a   Watts, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 2942679612     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/26.2.157     Document Type: Article

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