In vitro study of frictional forces during sliding mechanics of “reduced-friction” brackets

Evaluation of friction between edgewise stainless steel brackets and orthodontic wires of four alloys

Sunil Kapila, Padmaraj V. Angolkar, Manville G. Duncanson et al. · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 1990 · 249 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Dental Biomechanics +5

A comparative study of conventional ligation and self-ligation bracket systems

Prasanna Kumar Shivapuja, Jeff Berger · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 1994 · 238 citations

Comparative Study

Comparison of the frictional coefficients for selected archwire-bracket slot combinations in the dry and wet states.

Robert P. Kusy, John Q. Whitley, Mary J. Prewitt · PubMed · 1991 · 223 citations

Materials Science, Kinetic Coefficients, Engineering +15

Influence of archwire and bracket dimensions on sliding mechanics: derivations and determinations of the critical contact angles for binding

Robert P. Kusy · European Journal of Orthodontics · 1999 · 195 citations

Resistance to sliding of self-ligating brackets versus conventional stainless steel twin brackets with second-order angulation in the dry and wet (saliva) states

Glenys A. Thorstenson, Robert P. Kusy · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 2001 · 173 citations

Mechanical Engineering, Second-order Angulation, Orthodontic Research +2