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Assessment of slot sizes in self-ligating brackets using electron microscopy

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2010-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 41
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2009
Accepted on: Nov 1, 2009
Published on: Dec 14, 2023
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2023 Nidhi B. Bhalla, Sarah A. Good, Fraser McDonald, Martyn Sherriff, Alex C. Cash, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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