OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current in-vivo study was to assess the effect of using 0.12% chlorhexidine (CHX) mouth rinse, before bonding, on shear bond strength of polycarbonate brackets bonded with composite adhesive. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Eighteen orthodontic patients with a mean age 21.41 ± 1.2 years, who were scheduled to have 2 or more first premolars extracted, were included in this st...

BACKGROUND To compare the shear bond strength of brackets with and without enamel etching. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, 60 sound premolars were randomly divided into four different groups: 1- TXE group: Enamel etching+Transbond XT adhesive+ Transbond XT composite. 2- TXS group: Transbond plus self-etch adhesive+ Transbond XT composite. 3- PQ1E group: Enamel etching+ PQ1 adhesive+ Trans...

The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the effect of bleaching on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets. This randomized control trial was performed over a period of 6 months in the department of orthodontics, de,Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore. A total of one hundred and forty extracted premolar teeth were included which were further divided into two groups. Group A...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted to compare the effects of 6 self-etching primers (SEPs) on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets bonded with the same orthodontic composite resin. METHODS One hundred forty extracted premolars were randomly divided into 7 groups (20 per group). In group I (control), the enamel was etched with 37% phosphoric acid. In the other groups, it wa...

This study evaluated the shear bond strength of stainless steel brackets bonded to enamel with a new fluoride-releasing orthodontic adhesive system. A total of 140 extracted human bicuspids were randomly divided into four groups. Group I (Transbond XT) was a control group in which enamel was etched with phosphoric acid. For the remaining groups, enamel was conditioned with a self-etching primer...

BACKGROUND Molar bonding procedures need continuous improvement to be widely accepted clinically and eventually replace molar bands. MATERIAL AND METHODS The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of enamel micro-abrasion and silane coating of the base of molar tubes on shear and tensile bond strengths of orthodontic molar tubes. A total of 200 third molars were randomly allocated...

CONTEXT Improving bonding strength to fluorosed teeh. AIMS To determine the effect of deproteinization using 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) prior to acid etching on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded to fluorosed teeth. SETTINGS AND DESIGN In vitro experimental study. METHODS AND MATERIAL Forty freshly extracted human mandibular first premolars with TFI 4 were selected ...

The success of therapy with fixed orthodontic devices depends on several factors. Particularly important for its successful realisation, among other things, is adequate strength of adhesion of the brackets onto the surface of the tooth, and in this connection, their occasional debonding. Changing the debonded bracket with a new one often prolongs therapy and causes financial loss to the clinici...

Recent advances in materials and techniques suggest that direct bonding of orthodontic attachments to surfaces other than enamel may now be possible. To test the effectiveness of bonding orthodontic attachments to porcelain teeth, composite brackets (Spirit MB) were bonded to 64 porcelain teeth by means of a self-cure non-mixed resin system (Unite). The 64 porcelain teeth were divided into grou...

Aim and objectives: To determine the shear bond strength of laser cured composite resin and compare with that of visible light cure resin and evaluate it’s clinical usefulness. Materials and methods: An argon laser with a wavelength of 488-500nm and a power density of 2.10 mW/cm and an optical diameter of 6mm with a curing time of 10 seconds was employed as against the visible light cure with a...