Friction between different wire bracket combinations in artificial saliva: an in vitro evaluation

• Main Authors: Tatiana Kelly da Silva Fidalgo (Author), Matheus Melo Pithon (Author), José Vinicius Bolognesi Maciel (Author), Ana Maria Bolognese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The objective this work was to assess the friction coefficient between brackets and wires of different materials under conditions simulating the oral environment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Stainless steel (SS) and titanium-molybdenum alloy (TMA) wires of 0.019x0.025-in diameter (American Orth...