Torque-in-base: Another Straight-wire Myth?
- 5 February 1990
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Orthodontics
- Vol. 17 (1), 57-61
- https://doi.org/10.1179/bjo.17.1.57
Abstract
The theoretical inaccuracies of straight-wire systems which incorporate torque in the bracket face are discussed, with the conclusion that this variation from the original design is unlikely to be of any practical significance.Keywords
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