Lubricating conditions: effects on friction between orthodontic brackets and archwires with different cross-sections
Abstract Objective: This study investigated the effect of the condition of lubrication on the friction between brackets and NiTi archwires of different rounded cross-sections. Methods: Brackets (Roth, GAC) were affixed to a device connected to a universal testing machine into which segments of ar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dental Press Editora
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512019000200066&lng=en&tlng=en |