Self-ligating vs conventional twin brackets during en-masse space closure with sliding mechanics

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-225

  Miles, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICUSPID; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC SPACE CLOSURE; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 34547668679     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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