Comparison surface characteristics and chemical composition of conventional metallic and Nickel-Free brackets

This study aims at comparing conventional and nickel-free metal bracket surface characteristics with elemental composition by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The sample consisted of 40 lower incisor brackets divided into four groups: ABZ = conventional...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Lima SHINTCOVSK, Luegya Amorim Henriques KNOP, Luiz Gonzaga GANDINI Jr, Lidia Parsekian MARTINS, Aline Segatto PIRES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2015-01-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242015000100218&lng=en&tlng=en