Structure, composition, and mechanical properties of Australian orthodontic wires

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Pelsue, Brian M ^a   Zinelis, Spiros ^b   Bradley, T Gerard ^a   Berzins, David W ^a   Eliades, Theodore ^b,d   Eliades, George ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d Agnoston Hiroon   (Greece)

Author keywords

Australian wire; EDS; Hardness; Modulus of elasticity; SEM; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DENTAL ALLOY; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; POROSITY; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 58849103921     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/022408-110.1     Document Type: Article

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