Removable thermoplastic appliances modified by incisal cuts show altered biomechanical properties during tipping of a maxillary central incisor

• Main Authors: Phillipp Brockmeyer (Author), Katharina Kramer (Author), Florian Böhrnsen (Author), Rudolf Matthias Gruber (Author), Sarah Batschkus (Author), Tina Rödig (Author), Wolfram Hahn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The present study aimed to evaluate the force delivery of removable thermoplastic appliances (RTAs), modified by different sized incisal cuts, during tipping of a maxillary central incisor in palatal and vestibular direction. Methods Forty-five RTAs from three different materials...