Forces released by esthetic preadjusted appliances with low-friction and conventional elastomeric ligatures

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 772-775

  Camporesi, Matteo ^a   Baccetti, Tiziano ^a   Franchi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE;

DENTAL MODELS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FRICTION; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; TITANIUM; TOOTH MOVEMENT;

EID: 34249905627     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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