Chemical analysis and Vickers hardness of orthodontic mini-implants

• Main Authors: Christiane Cavalcante Feitoza (Author), Guilherme José Pimentel Lopes de Oliveira (Author), Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani (Author), Eloisa Marcantonio Boeck (Author), Karina Eiras Dela Coleta Pizzol (Author), Nadia Lunardi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Orthodontic mini-implants are used in clinical practice to provide efficient and aesthetically-pleasing anchorage. Aim: To evaluate the hardness (Vickers hardness) and chemical composition of miniimplant titanium alloys from five commercial brands. Methods: Thirty self-drilling mini-implants, six ea...