Objective: to evaluate the aesthetic influence of the use of different individual ligature on the perception of smile attractiveness when evaluated by different groups of people. Introduction: The search for treatments is ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the perception of dental students and orthodontists on the degree of influence that pigmented esthetic elastic ligatures have on smile attractiveness, by judging clinical photographs. METHODS: Sixteen ...

Objective: To evaluate stainless steel archwire static friction in active and passive self-ligating lingual and conventional brackets with secondorder angulations. Methods: Two conventional lingual brackets for canines ...

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la relación entre el tiempo y la degradación de la fuerza de tracción ortodóntica con dos tipos de retroligaduras elásticas. El diseño de la investigación fue ...

Metallic biomaterials are usually used for restore the function of hard tissues and also are used, for example, in the manufacture of dental prostheses and dental implants. Titanium and its alloys have been used in biomedical ...

Avaliar e comparar o atrito entre braquetes ortodônticos (convencional e impressos) e fio de aço. A hipótese nula (H0) é que a média de forças de atrito sejam iguais entre os grupos. Material e Método: O ensaio mecânico ...