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[Clinically relevant biomechanics--1. Moment/force ratio--terminologic clarification].

R S Meyer1, P Diedfrich

  • 1Klinik für Kieferorthopadie der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule, Aachen.

Praktische Kieferorthopadie
|March 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Orthodontic tooth movement is determined by force and moment. The study clarifies different moments and introduces a key ratio (Mi/F) to predict the direction of tooth movement during orthodontic treatment.

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