A Clinical Comparison of Failure Rates of Metallic and Ceramic Brackets: A Twelve-Month Study.

Tomasz Ogiński Beata Kawala Katarzyna Chojnacka Joanna Antoszewska-Smith

Published in: BioMed research international (2020)

Metal brackets demonstrated significantly higher failure rates than ceramic brackets for both 6- and 12-month observation periods (p < 0.05). The 6% difference between the brackets is clinically significant as it corresponds to one additional failure within 12 months.

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