An in vitro comparison of nickel and chromium release from brackets

• Main Authors: Ana Cristina Soares Santos Haddad (Author), Andre Tortamano (Author), Alexandre Luís de Souza (Author), Pedro Vitoriano de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed at comparing amounts of nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) released from brackets from different manufacturers in simulated oral environments. 280 brackets were equally divided into 7 groups according to manufacturer. 6 groups of brackets were stainless steel, and 1 group of brackets was...