Mechanical behavior and clinical application of nickel-titanium closed-coil springs under different stress levels and mechanical loading cycles

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 671-678

  Wichelhaus, Andrea ^a   Brauchli, Lorenz ^a   Ball, Judith ^a   Mertmann, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; DENTAL ALLOY; NICKEL; NITINOL; TITANIUM; TITANIUM NICKELIDE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FOOD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

ALGORITHMS; ALLOYS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FOOD; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NICKEL; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TITANIUM;

EID: 77954670016     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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