Alleviation of mandibular anterior crowding with copper-nickel-titanium vs nickel-titanium wires: A double-blind randomized control trial

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152.e1-152.e7

  Pandis, Nikolaos ^a   Polychronopoulou, Argy ^b   Eliades, Theodore ^c  

^a University of Athens ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 67949099188     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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