Elemental and microstructural analysis of fake, real, and standard orthodontic brackets

• Main Authors: Nasir, Siti Hajjar, Abu Bakar, Noraini, Samad, Rosdiyana
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2018
• Subjects: RK Dentistry; RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69160/1/Elemental%20and%20microstructural%20analysis%20of%20fake%2C%20real%2C%20and.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69160/8/69160_Elemental%20and%20microstructural%20analysis%20of%20fake_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69160/; http://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1073/5/052002

The increasing demand for orthodontic treatment in the Malaysian community has led to the development of “fake” and “real” braces. Fake and real braces have been offered through social media by unqualified personnel using poor quality orthodontic brackets. Notably, cases of metal toxicity from th...