The objectives of this study were to test the efficiency of LED curing devices in bonding ceramic brackets to porcelain surfaces and to compare the effects of LED and halogen curing techniques on shear bond strength of ceramic brackets. A total of 20 glazed porcelain facets were randomly divided into two groups of 10. Porcelain surfaces were etched with 9.6% hydrofluoric acid for 2 minutes, and silane was applied on the etched porcelain surface. Ceramic brackets were bonded with an LC composite resin cured with soft start mode LED and a halogen light. Bond strengths, as determined in the shear mode, were higher in the LED group (P < .001). LED curing units with the soft start polymerization mode were more effective than halogen curing units in bonding ceramic brackets on porcelain surfaces. The type of curing light must be considered as an important factor affecting bond strength of ceramic brackets on porcelain surfaces.
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Eur J Dent
December 2024
Department of Dental Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura City, Egypt.
Objectives: Orthodontic bracket bond failure is an obstacle in clinical orthodontics. This study investigated the influence of pH cycling on the shear bond strength (SBS), adhesive remnant index (ARI), and survival probability of adhesive-precoated flash-free ceramic brackets.
Materials And Methods: Forty mandibular premolars were randomly divided into two groups ( = 20): C: noncoated orthodontic brackets, and F: flash-free adhesive-precoated orthodontic brackets.
J Orthod
January 2025
Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Aim: To compare microleakage beneath ceramic and metal brackets prepared with either acid etching or laser conditioning.
Design: An in vitro study.
Setting: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Turk J Orthod
December 2024
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Hatay, Turkey.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare microleakage under the conventional and flash-free ceramic brackets bonded with different agents.
Methods: Forty extracted human maxillary premolar teeth were randomly divided into five groups. According to the groups, adhesive coated and conventional bracket systems were bonded to the tooth surfaces with the specified adhesive agents.
Dent Res J (Isfahan)
November 2024
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: With recent increases in demand for the esthetic aspects of orthodontic treatments, the use of ceramic brackets has gained more popularity. Dental demineralization is a frequent, undesired effect of microbial biofilm adhesion to orthodontic appliances. The crystalline structure of ceramics results in different material properties, and its possible effect on microbial adhesion was investigated in this study.
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November 2024
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background: The aim of this study was to compare the mechanical properties of the polymer brackets with metal and ceramic brackets and verify if the polymer brackets could be used clinically.
Materials And Methods: A thorough search was conducted in four electronic databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Cochrane, Ovid, and Lilacs, with article selection based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis standards. A computerized search of the database was done from January 1990 to June 2024.
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