Frictional resistance of self-ligating versus conventional brackets in different bracket-archwire-angle combinations

• Hauptverfasser: Maria Regina Guerra MONTEIRO (Verfasst von), Licinio Esmeraldo da SILVA (Verfasst von), Carlos Nelson ELIAS (Verfasst von), Oswaldo de Vasconcellos VILELLA (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: University of São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Objective: To compare the influence of archwire material (NiTi, beta-Ti and stainless steel) and brackets design (self-ligating and conventional) on the frictional force resistance. Material and Methods: Two types of brackets (self-ligating brackets - Smartclip, 3M/Unitek - and conventional brackets...