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Fig. 3

From: Dual-section versus conventional archwire for en-masse retraction of anterior teeth with direct skeletal anchorage: a finite element analysis

Fig. 3

Degree of labiolingual tipping of the maxillary central incisor as a function of the amount of lingual displacement of the CR. Positive signs indicate lingual crown tipping and negative signs lingual root tipping. C-8 represents the conventional 0.019 × 0.025-in archwire with 8 mm power arm, and D-14 the dual-section archwire with 14 mm power arm, for instance

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