Deflection of tandem archwire in a specific self-ligating metal bracket system: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Lourenço CATTANI (Author), Lourenço CORRER-SOBRINHO (Author), José Guilherme NEVES (Author), Heloísa VALDRIGHI (Author), Eduardo César Almada SANTOS (Author), Ana Rosa COSTA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract The aim of this study was to quantify the force exerted by tandem archwires in a specific system of passive self-ligating bracket. Forty-eight thermo-activated nickel-titanium orthodontic archwires were separated into four groups (n = 12): G1 - two .014" + .014" round archwires; G...