Do alcoholic beverages interfere in the force of orthodontic elastics?

• Main Authors: Matheus Melo PITHON (Author), Jéssica Rocha BARRETTO (Author), Camilla Souza Santos ANDRADE (Author), Fernando Pereira de NOVAES (Author), Murilo de Novaes LUZ (Author), Ana Carolina Dias Viana de ANDRADE (Author), Raildo da Silva COQUEIRO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of different alcoholic beverages on the decline in force of orthodontic elastics. Material and method: In a laboratory study, 6 groups of alcoholic beverages were tested. Control group (Group 1) was composed of distilled water. Experimental groups were Whisky (Grou...