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SUBMITTER: Santos NM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5937767 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Santos Natália Mello NM Jordão Maísa Camillo MC Ionta Franciny Querobim FQ Mendonça Fernanda Lyrio FL Di Leone Camilla Cristina Lira CCL Buzalaf Marília Afonso Rabelo MAR Oliveira Thais Marchini TM Honório Heitor Marques HM Cruvinel Thiago T Rios Daniela D
PloS one 20180507 5
This study investigated the effect of the period of use and location of intraoral appliances on enamel surface loss. This randomized, single blind in situ study was conducted in 2 crossover phases based on the period of use, in which maxillary and mandibular appliances were simultaneously worn. Bovine enamel blocks (n = 120) were randomly divided among the studied groups by surface hardness. In each phase, fifteen volunteers used one maxillary appliance and two mandibular appliances for 5 days. ...[more]