Cytotoxicity of intraoral orthodontic elastics

• Main Authors: Rogério Lacerda Santos (Author), Matheus Melo Pithon (Author), Márlio Vinícius Oliveira (Author), Gabriella da Silva Mendes (Author), Maria Teresa Villela Romanos (Author), Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Aim: The present study compared in vitro four types of latex intraoral elastics (5/16 = 7.9 mm, mean load) regarding their possible cytotoxic effects. Material and Methods: The sample was allocated to four groups of 24 elastics: Group A (American Orthodontics), Group M (Morelli), Group T (TP Orthodo...