Do self-ligating brackets favor greater bacterial aggregation?

• Main Authors: Matheus M. Pithon (Author), Rogério L. dos Santos (Author), Leonard Euller Nascimento (Author), Amanda Osorio Ayres (Author), Daniela Alvian (Author), Ana Maria Bolognese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To verify the hypothesis that self-ligating brackets favor greater aggregation of microorganisms when compared with conventional brackets. Methods: Four types of self-ligating metal brackets were evaluated. Initially, 50 brackets were divided into five groups (n=10): Morelli Conventional, GAC (...