title: Reduced resistance to sliding in ceramic brackets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zernik
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002516:Ceramics; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D017276:Friction; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009532:Nickel; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013193:Stainless Steel; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D013193:Stainless Steel; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium