Australasian Orthodontic Journal (May 2004)

Frictional resistances of different bracket – wire combinations

  • Wadhwa Rupali Kapur,
  • Kwon Hyue Kyung,
  • Close John M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2004-0004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 25 – 30

Abstract

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Background: It has been suggested that the frictional resistance of ceramic brackets can be reduced by either lining the slots with stainless steel or by contouring the base of the slot.