Raquel Fernanda Bachiega Morelli, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Karla Carpio Horta, Magda Feres, José Tarcísio Lima Ferreira, Fábio Lourenço Romano, Maria Bernadete Sasso Stuani, Maria Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Caio Luiz Bitencourt Reis, Mirian Aiko Nakane Matsumoto
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess the microbial contamination of three different brands of esthetic elastomeric ligatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Different brands of esthetic ligatures (Unistick Pearl [American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI, USA], Power Sticks Pearl [Ortho Technology, Tampa, FL, USA], and Ease [Obscure, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, USA]) were randomly assigned to permanent canines of 25 patients (aged 11-18 years) undergoing corrective orthodontic treatment...
January 5, 2024: Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics