Comparative study of friction between metallic and conventional interactive self-ligating brackets in different alignment conditions

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the friction between three bracket models: conventional stainless steel (Ovation, Dentsply GAC), self-ligating ceramic (In-Ovation, Denstply GAC) and self-ligating stainless steel brackets (In-Ovation R, Dentsply GAC). METHODS: Five brackets were used...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Ricardo Jakob, Davison Matheus, Maria Cristina Jimenez-Pellegrin, Cecília Pedroso Turssi, Flávia Lucisano Botelho do Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2014-06-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512014000300082&lng=en&tlng=en