Comparison of frictional forces during the initial leveling stage in various combinations of self-ligating brackets and archwires with a custom-designed typodont system

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187.e15-187.e24

  Kim, Tae Kyung ^a   Kim, Ki Dal ^b   Baek, Seung Hak ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dental Clinic   (South Korea)

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EID: 38749095537     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.08.013     Document Type: Article

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