Reduction of biofilm on orthodontic brackets with the use of a polytetrafluoroethylene coating

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-418

  Demling, A ^a   Elter, C ^b   Heidenblut, T ^c   Bach, Fr W ^c   Hahn, A ^a   Schwestka Polly, R ^a   Stiesch, M ^b   Heuer, W ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomedical Materials Science ^*  (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMATERIAL; DENTAL ALLOY; ELASTOMER; POLITEF; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ETCHING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ADOLESCENT; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CHILD; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL ETCHING; ELASTOMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLAR; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 77954985826     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjp142     Document Type: Article

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