Evaluation of friction on self-ligating and conventional brackets associated with different types of archwires submitted to sliding mechanics

• Main Authors: William Carlos Silva Barbosa (Author), Américo Bortolazzo Correr (Author), Diego Patrik Alves Carneiro (Author), Mário Vedovello Filho (Author), Ana Paula Terossi de Godoi (Author), Heloísa Cristina Valdrighi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the frictional force during sliding mechanics in orthodontic tooth movement, using conventional metal brackets of the active and passive self-ligating types with stainless steel and copper nickel titanium archwires. Methods: This experimental in vitro study w...