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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 brackets....

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Autores principales: GANDINI, Paola, ORSI, Linda, SFONDRINI, Maria Francesca, SCRIBANTE, Andrea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru da Universidade de São Paulo 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23857652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-7757201300063