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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Feb;143(2):281–290. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.06.019

Fig 3.

Fig 3

Equivalent (von-Mises) stress (MPa) at the end of the first step with the contact deactivated and the wire displaced into the bracket slot. High stress is seen in the central incisor and lateral brackets.