[Self-ligating edgewise brackets. An overview].
During the last years both the manufactures and the orthodontists seem to show an increased interest in self-ligating brackets. This paper aims to present the history of self-ligating systems, to describe the three mostly used bracketsystems and to review the relevant literature. It seems from the existing data that self-ligating brackets have certain advantages over conventionally ligated brackets. However, the data are still thin and a high need for well designed clinical trials exist.
Katsaros
C
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Afdeling Orthodontie en Orale Biologie, Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud, Postbus 9101 6500 HB Nijmegen. c.katsaros@dent.umcn.nl
Dijkman
J F
JF
D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019563:Mechanics; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets