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Bisphenol A and Orthodontic Materials

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Orthodontic polymers, and their applications, have been instrumental in introducing aesthetics, innovation, and practicality into the orthodontic specialty. Such materials constitute a large class of components including plastic elements and auxiliaries such as adhesives, polycarbonate brackets, and aligners.

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Kloukos, D., Eliades, T. (2014). Bisphenol A and Orthodontic Materials. In: Eliades, T., Eliades, G. (eds) Plastics in Dentistry and Estrogenicity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29687-1_6

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