Torque expression of self-ligating brackets

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 721-728

  Badawi, Hisham M ^a   Toogood, Roger W ^a   Carey, Jason P R ^a   Heo, Giseon ^a   Major, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TORQUE; TRANSDUCER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; STAINLESS STEEL; TORQUE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 43049130370     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.01.051     Document Type: Article

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