Removable thermoplastic appliances modified by incisal cuts show altered biomechanical properties during tipping of a maxillary central incisor

Abstract Background The present study aimed to evaluate the force delivery of removable thermoplastic appliances (RTAs), modified by different sized incisal cuts, during tipping of a maxillary central incisor in palatal and vestibular direction. Methods Forty-five RTAs from three different materials...

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Main Authors: Phillipp Brockmeyer, Katharina Kramer, Florian Böhrnsen, Rudolf Matthias Gruber, Sarah Batschkus, Tina Rödig, Wolfram Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-017-0183-z