evaluation of shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded with nano-filled composites.

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength (sbs) of orthodontic brackets bonded with two types of nano-composites in comparison to a conventional orthodontic composite.sixty extracted human first premolars were randomly divided into 3 groups each containing 20 teeth. in group i, a conventional orthodontic composite (transbond xt) was used to bond the brackets, while two nano-composites (filtek tm supreme xt and aelite aesthetic enamel) were used in groups ii and iii respectively. the teeth were stored in distilled water at 37°c for 24 hours, thermocycled in distilled water and debonded with a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. the adhesive remnant index (ari) was also evaluated using a stereomicroscope.aelite aesthetic enamel nano-composite revealed a sbs value of 8.44±2.09 mpa, which was higher than transbond xt (6.91±2.13) and filtek tm supreme xt (6.04±2.01). statistical analysis revealed a significant difference between groups ii and iii (p 0.05). evaluation of ari showed that transbond xt left fewer adhesive remains on teeth after debonding.results of this study indicate that the aforementioned nano-composites can be successfully used for bonding orthodontic brackets.