Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 24-33 , January 2007

Variation in surface topography of different NiTi orthodontic archwires in various commercial fluoride-containing environments

Received 1 June 2005 ,Revised 19 November 2005 ,Accepted 28 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2005.11.042

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 24-33 , January 2007