Superficial morphology and mechanical properties of in vivo aged orthodontic ligatures

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 107-112

  Guimarães, Glaucio Serra ^a   de Morais, Liliane Siqueira ^b   de Souza, Margareth Maria Gomes ^c   Elias, Carlos Nelson ^d  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b IME   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Militar Institute of Engineering   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Degradation; Elastic ligature; Elastomers

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMER;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ELASTIC LIGATURE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MECHANICS; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME;

DEGRADATION; ELASTIC LIGATURE; ELASTOMERS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84887140360     PISSN: 21769451     EISSN: 21776709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S2176-94512013000300017     Document Type: Article

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