Evaluation of frictional forces during dental alignment: An experimental model with 3 nonleveled brackets

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 708-715

  Matarese, Giovanni ^a   Nucera, Riccardo ^a   Militi, Angela ^a   Mazza, Manuela ^a   Portelli, Marco ^a   Festa, Felice ^b   Cordasco, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BETA TITANIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; MOLYBDENUM TITANIUM ALLOY; NICKEL; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FRICTION; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS;

ALLOYS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FRICTION; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 43049122456     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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