1. Plastics, polymers, resins: a necessary evil ?

2. "Do-it-yourself" detection of leaching polymers I.

1. Invisalign revisited.
Are the "Do-it-yourself" tests questionable?

2. "Do-it-yourself" detection of leaching polymers II.

1. Shining...without electropolishing.
2. Polishing without metal loss: centrifugal tumbling.

1. "The Orthodontic Materials Insider" is now fifteen years... young!

2. Do adhesives and sealants really seal the bracket's pad? I. Corrosion

•The Adhesive Remnant Index as a tool to evaluate the bond strength of direct bonding brackets.

•Weighing… friction (Use of a deadened coil spring scale to measure bracket friction).

•Ortho-Cycle's Silver Anniversary
1. A new and simple way to evaluate slot size.



2. Titles of past articles in Ortho-Cycle's newsletter.

1. CE Mark in orthodontics.Is it worth to have it?

2. Bracket's shape influences friction.


•Reader's comments on our newsletter.

1. We got an ISO 9002 certification; you may have to get it too…
2. Do you really know the resins you use? Bis GMA (Cytotoxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, oestrogen-icity, hydrophilicity).

1. The Congress laughs, sings and dances…( An analysis of the impact of the Invisalign system).
2. Current prescriptions, centrals to II-nd bicuspids. (Torques and angulations for forty two prescriptions).

1. A "do-it-yourself" test detects heavy metal- leaching appliances II.

2. Bis GMA. Part II (Analysis of the “no mix” vs. two- parts resin mix).

1. Devices suppressing appetite or limiting the ingestion of food: a review.
2. Leached nickel: an ISO simplified corrosion test.