Influence of phototherapy on bond strength and failure modes of enamel bonded to ceramic and metallic brackets with different surface treatment regimes

• Published in: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Vol. 26; pp. 214 - 217
• Main Author: Almoammar, Salem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Acid Etching, Dental; Adolescent; Adult; Bicuspid; Bracket types; Ceramics; Dental Bonding; Dental Enamel; Enamel condition; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Materials Testing; Orthodontic Brackets; Photochemotherapy - methods; Phototherapy; Resin Cements; Shear bond strength; Shear Strength; Surface Properties; Enamel condition; Bracket types; Shear bond strength; Phototherapy

•Samples treated with total-etch + rinse bonded to metallic and ceramic bracket exhibited comparable bond strength to surface treated with Er, Cr: YSGG phototherapy.•The maximum shear bond strength values were displayed by group 1 surface treated with total etch+rinse bonded to metallic bracket.•The...