The influence of bracket design on frictional losses in the bracket/arch wire system

A comparative study of frictional resistances between orthodontic bracket and arch wire

C Frank, Robert J. Nikolai · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1980 · 330 citations

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Tribology +12

Frictional forces between bracket and arch wire

Dieter Drescher, Christoph Bourauel, Hans-Albert Schumacher · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 1989 · 281 citations

Dentistry, Mechanical Engineering, Orthodontics +13

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

Dentistry, Mechanical Engineering, Orthodontics +10

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

Prasanna Kumar Shivapuja, Jeff Berger · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 1994 · 239 citations

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Gene Expression +8

A comparative study of frictional forces between orthodontic brackets and arch wires

James R. Bednar, Gary W. Gruendeman, James L. Sandrik · American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 1991 · 223 citations

Dentistry, Orthodontics, Mechanical Behavior Of Materials +16