Torque capabilities of self-ligating and conventional brackets under the effect of bracket width and free wire length

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 255-262

  Huang, Y ^a,b   Keilig, L ^b   Rahimi, A ^b   Reimann, S ^b   Bourauel, C ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Brackets; Finite element methods; Self ligation; Torque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; ORTHODONTICS; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; TORQUE;

EID: 84867062931     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2012.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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