Comparative assessment of alignment efficiency and space closure of active and passive self-ligating vs conventional appliances in adolescents: A single-center randomized controlled trial - Songra, Goldie; Clover, Matthew; Atack, Nikki E.; Ewings, Paul; Sherriff, Martyn; Sandy, Jonathan R.; Ireland, Anthony J. (American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, 2014)
Keywords: Adolescent; Bicuspid - surgery; Cephalometry - methods; Child; Copper - chemistry; Dental Alloys - chemistry; Dentistry; Elastomers; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mandible - pathology; Maxilla - pathology; Nickel - chemistry; Orthodontic Appliance Design; Orthodontic Brackets; Orthodontic Space Closure - instrumentation; Orthodontic Wires; Stainless Steel - chemistry; Time Factors; Titanium - chemistry; Tooth Extraction; Tooth Movement Techniques - instrumentation