Comparison of shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded with light emitting diode (LED).

Light-emitting diode (LED) light curing units (LCU) have recently been used to polymerize resin-based orthodontic adhesives and preliminary studies indicate their use has been successful. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) oforthodontic brackets bonded to enamel with a LED LCU (LEDMAX 4, Hilux, Kulzer comp.) at 10, 20 and 40 seconds and comparing them with that of 40 seconds light exposure from a conventional halogen-based LCU (Hilux unit, Heraeus Kulzer comp.