Open AccessFracture resistance of commonly used self-drilling orthodontic mini-implants
Author(s) -
Angie Smith,
Yara K. Hosein,
Cynthia E. Dunning,
Ali Tassi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/112213-860.1
Subject(s) - fracture (geology) , implant , torque , materials science , dentistry , orthodontics , statistical analysis , composite material , medicine , surgery , mathematics , statistics , physics , thermodynamics
To investigate the fracture resistance of six commonly used self-drilling orthodontic mini-implants by comparing their respective fracture torques during insertion.