Clinical performance of light-cured orthodontic adhesives for bonding brackets - an in-vitro study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The dental profession is seeing a constant influx of new adhesive systems from manufacturers, each claiming to be more dependable than the last. This study assessed the bond strength and adhesive remnants of different light-cured adhesives used for bonding metal brackets to teeth.

Methods

80 extracted maxillary premolars with the sound crown structure were acid etched and bonded with brackets on their buccal surfaces utilizing primer and light-cured adhesives into four equal groups, which are Transbond XT, Heliosit, Enlight, and Bracepaste. Shear bond strength (SBS) for de-bonding the brackets were evaluated with Instron- testing machine after 48 hours. The de-bonded samples' adhesive remnant index (ARI) scores were also measured.

Results

The maximum mean S

SUBMITTER: Tallani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804051 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature