Wear resistance of four types of vacuum-formed retainer materials: A laboratory study.

Conclusions: Under the standardized conditions of this laboratory study, the three polyethylene co-polymer materials-Essix ACE, Duran, and Tru-Tain-exhibited significantly less wear than the polypropylene material, Essix C+.
PMID: 24364752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - December 23, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Raja TA, Littlewood SJ, Munyombwe T, Bubb NL Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research