Frictional resistance of self-ligating versus conventional brackets in different bracket-archwire-angle combinations

Objective: To compare the influence of archwire material (NiTi, beta-Ti and stainless steel) and brackets design (self-ligating and conventional) on the frictional force resistance. Material and Methods: Two types of brackets (self-ligating brackets - Smartclip, 3M/Unitek - and conventional bracke...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Guerra MONTEIRO, Licinio Esmeraldo da SILVA, Carlos Nelson ELIAS, Oswaldo de Vasconcellos VILELLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000300228&lng=en&tlng=en