Galvanic corrosion of metal injection molded (MIM) and conventional brackets with nickel-titanium and copper-nickel-titanium archwires

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Siargos, Barbara ^a   Bradley, Thomas G ^a   Darabara, Myrsini ^b   Papadimitriou, George ^b   Zinelis, Spiros ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brackets; Galvanic corrosion; MIM

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947247936     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/0003-3219(2007)077[0355:GCOMIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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