Cytotoxicity of separation orthodontic elastics Citotoxicidade de elásticos ortodônticos de separação

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that there is no difference in cytotoxicity between separating elastics of different manufacturers. METHODS: The present article compared latex elastics (4.0 mm, 4.4 mm and 4.8 mm) of four different manufacturers. The sample was allocated to seven groups of 9 elasti...

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Main Authors: Rogério Lacerda dos Santos, Matheus Melo Pithon, Fernanda Otaviano Martins, Maria Teresa Villela Romanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2012-08-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512012000400021