A comparative assessment of bracket survival and adhesive removal time using flash-free or conventional adhesive for orthodontic bracket bonding: A split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare bracket survival and adhesive removal time between a flash-free and a conventional adhesive for orthodontic bracket bonding.

Materials and methods

Forty-five consecutive patients had their maxillary incisors, canines, and premolars bonded with ceramic brackets using a flash-free adhesive (APC Flash-Free Adhesive, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) on one side and a conventional adhesive (APCII Adhesive, 3M Unitek) on the other side. The side allocation was randomized. Bracket failure was recorded at 4-week intervals. The adhesive remnant index (ARI) was scored on debond and adhesive removal timed to the nearest second. The primary outcome was adhesive removal time per quadrant. Secondary outcomes were bracket failure rate, time to first-time failure of a brack

SUBMITTER: Grunheid T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120881 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature