Photoactivated riboflavin‐doped hydroxy apatite nanospheres infiltered in orthodontic adhesives

• Published in: Microscopy research and technique Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 213 - 223
• Main Authors: Almoammar, Salem, Alnazeh, Abdullah A., Kamran, Muhammad Abdullah, Al Jearah, Mohammed Mohsen, Qasim, Muhammad, Abdulla, Anshad M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2025; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adhesive bonding; Adhesives; Anti-Bacterial Agents - chemistry; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; antibacterial testing; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Apatite; ARI; Bond strength; Bonding strength; Brackets; degree of conversion; Dental Bonding - methods; Dental Cements - chemistry; Dental Enamel - chemistry; Dental Enamel - drug effects; Durapatite - chemistry; Effectiveness; Humans; Hydroxyapatite; hydroxyapatite; nanospheres; micro‐tensile strength; Materials Testing; Microleakage; Microorganisms; Nanospheres; Nanospheres - chemistry; Orthodontic Brackets; Orthodontics; Resin Cements - chemistry; Riboflavin; Riboflavin - chemistry; Riboflavin - pharmacology; Streptococcus mutans - drug effects; Surface Properties; Tensile Strength; Thermal cycling; Variance analysis; Vitamin B; ARI; hydroxyapatite; nanospheres; micro‐tensile strength; antibacterial testing; degree of conversion; microleakage

To assess micro‐tensile bond strength (μTBS), degree of conversion (DC), microleakage (ML) antibacterial efficacy, and adhesive remnant index (ARI) of orthodontic brackets to enamel with different concentrations of photoactivated riboflavin‐doped hydroxyapatite (HA) nanospheres (NS) (0%,1%,5% and 10...