Friction produced by types of elastomeric ligatures in treatment mechanics with the preadjusted appliance

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-216

  Baccetti, Tiziano ^a,b   Franchi, Lorenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction; Orthodontic appliances; Orthodontic brackets; Orthodontic wires; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644643617     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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