Periodontal condition of the mandibular anterior dentition in patients with conventional and self-ligating brackets

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Pandis, N ^a   Vlachopoulos, K ^a   Polychronopoulou, A ^b   Madianos, P ^b   Eliades, T ^a,c  

^a University of Athens ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Orthodontic appliances; Orthodontics; Periodontal indices; Periodontium; Self ligating brackets

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOUTH HYGIENE; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149385870     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2008.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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