Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 87-100 , March 2008

The SmartClip Self-Ligating Appliance System

  • Hugo Trevisi

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice in Presidente Prudente, Ave. Washington Luis, 1526, CEP 19015-150, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Hugo Trevisi, DDS, Ortho, Ave. Washington Luis, 1526, CEP 19015-150, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
    • ,
  • Fredrik Bergstrand

      Affiliations

    • Professional Services Manager, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, and Private Practice, Stockholm, Sweden, Sjökullens väg 20, 13335 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden.

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PII: S1073-8746(07)00074-6

doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.12.009

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 87-100 , March 2008

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