The metal content of generic orthodontic brackets compared with proprietary brackets

Wishney Morgan; Savage Tom; Proschogo Nicholas; Petocz Peter; Darendeliler M. Ali

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-067

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2018)

The metal content of generic orthodontic brackets compared with proprietary brackets

Wishney Morgan,
Savage Tom,
Proschogo Nicholas,
Petocz Peter,
Darendeliler M. Ali

Affiliations

Wishney Morgan: *Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Savage Tom: +School of Geoscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Proschogo Nicholas: ±School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Petocz Peter: ‡Department of Statistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
Darendeliler M. Ali: *Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-067
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 34, no. 2
pp. 163 – 170

Abstract

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With minimal manufacturer information, a variety of ‘generic’ orthodontic brackets are available online from overseas distributors. The present study investigated the metal composition of generic orthodontic brackets compared with two well-known ‘proprietary’ brands.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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