Opening and closure forces of sliding mechanisms of different self-ligating brackets
Self-ligating brackets engage the wire by means of a slide mechanism. Forces that have to be applied to open and close the sliding mechanism of brackets are still unknown. Objective The aim of this study was to measure and compare the opening and closure forces of different self-ligating b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Oral Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000300231&lng=en&tlng=en |