%0 Journal Article %T Biocompatibilidade dos materiais em Ortodontia: mito ou realidade? %A Menezes %A Luciane Macedo de %A Freitas %A Maria Perp¨¦tua Mota %A Gon£¿alves %A Tatiana Siqueira %J Revista Dental Press de Ortodontia e Ortopedia Facial %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1415-54192009000200016 %X the aim of this paper is to present a review on the biocompatibility of orthodontic materials. hypersensitivity reactions to these materials are discussed and the recommended conduct in this kind of situation are presented. %K orthodontics %K biocompatibility %K hypersensitivity %K allergy %K orthodontic materials. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1415-54192009000200016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en