Changes in the stiffness of the ligating mechanism in retrieved active self-ligating brackets

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 834-837

  Pandis, Nikolaos ^a   Bourauel, Christoph ^b   Eliades, Theodore ^c  

^a University of Bonn ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME;

DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36749036613     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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