Load-deflection characteristics of superelastic nickel-titanium wires

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Bartzela, Theodosia N ^a   Senn, Christiane ^b   Wichelhaus, Andrea ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

NiTi wires; Superelastic materials; Superelasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649017665     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/101206-423.1     Document Type: Article

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