Evaluation of the in vitro biocompatibility of orthodontic elastics

Aim: Latex has been extensively used in orthodontics since the advent of the specialty. Natural latex does not fall into the category of materials known to be entirely inoffensive. The objective of the present in vitro study is to test the hypothesis that there is no difference in the cytotoxicity b...

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Main Authors: Matheus Melo Pithon, Rogério Lacerda dos Santos, Fernanda Otaviano Martins, Maria Teresa Villela Romanos, Mônica Tirre de Souza Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8642037