Corrosion behavior of self-ligating and conventional metal brackets

• Main Authors: Lúcio Henrique Esmeraldo Gurgel Maia (Author), Hibernon Lopes Filho (Author), Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas (Author), Mônica Tirre de Souza Araújo (Author), Delmo Santiago Vaitsman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To test the null hypothesis that the aging process in self-ligating brackets is not higher than in conventional brackets. Methods: Twenty-five conventional (GN-3M/Unitek; GE-GAC; VE-Aditek) and 25 self-ligating (SCs-3M/Unitek; INs-GAC; ECs-Aditek) metal brackets from three manufacturers (...