Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2017)

Comparison of the static frictional resistance and surface topography of ceramic orthodontic brackets: an in vitro study

  • AlSubaie Mai,
  • Talic Nabeel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-081
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 1
pp. 24 – 34

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to investigate the frictional resistance (FR) and surface topography of newly available polycrystalline alumina (PCA) ceramic brackets characterised by a yttria-stabilised zirconia (YSZ) coating of the slots, compared with monocrystalline alumina (MCA) ceramic brackets and stainless steel (SS) brackets.