Effects of fixed orthodontic treatment using conventional versus metal-injection molding brackets on salivary nickel and chromium levels: a double-blind randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Fariborz Amini,
Saghar Harandi,
Mobina Mollaei,
Vahid Rakhshan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cju079
Subject(s) - chromium , dentistry , molding (decorative) , medicine , materials science , metal injection molding , in vivo , nickel , orthodontics , metallurgy , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , sintering
Despite the importance of nickel and chromium release from orthodontic brackets, there are no in vivo or in vitro studies on this issue in the case of metal-injection molding (MIM) brackets.
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